One Belt, One Road 2022 Online Arts Festival kicks off as online and recently offline at Northwestern Minzu University, China, providing a platform for Pakistani youth to showcase their talents, China Economic Net (CEN) reports on Wednesday.
Participate in in eventyouth in Pakistan etc. countries can prepare music or dance videos and share them on assigned channels to be announced soon. The selected videos will broadcast on main stream international and Chinese media platforms.
event as part of the 100 Sister Schools Initiative, hosted Gansu Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign countries and the Department of Education of Gansu Province, hosted by Northwestern Minzu University, China, and jointly hosted by the Gansu Association. of 100 Twin Schools Initiative and UNESCO Gansu Association.
“The 100 Sister Schools Initiative paves the way for for people-to-people
exchanges, allowing middle and primary schools in partner countries to
connect and chat with one different,” said Liu Xiaolin, vice president
of People’s Association of Gansu Province for Friendship with Foreign
Countries, on launch ceremony.
Number of representatives of institutions in Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Belarus, Chile, Poland, Pakistan, Thailand, Maldives, Uzbekistan and others congratulated on the launch of in event via video. “I hope Pakistani youth can better understand Gansu Province through this event”said Ma Bing, President of China Pakistan Education Center and Chairman of Overseas Chinese Association of Pakistan in his video message.
Ms. Wang Junyi of Gansu Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign countries informed CEN that in in past two years, 100 Sister Schools Initiative art exhibitions were held to promote cultural exchange.
“In previous sessions, we collect drawings or photographs. Among over 500 pieces of work from 15 countries, many works from Pakistan were noted as outstanding. This time we are expanding the forms from graphics to video,” she said.
Gansu Province strengthens tradeeconomic and agricultural relations with Pakistan. In the end of last yearLanzhou city, capital of Jiuquan province and city established family ties with Quetta and Faisalabad respectively.
