CPEC Cultural Caravan to develop a strong bond based on cultural ideals: Jamal Shah

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (APP):China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Cultural Caravan has provided a platform where exchange of ideas, cultures and norms took place among people of opposing backgrounds, cultural norms and values.
Director General Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Syed Jamal Shah told APP that the Pak-China joint artistic tour particularly helped pave way for the participants and in the long term general masses of both Pakistan and China to develop a strong bond based on cultural ideals.
“It has helped artists of both countries in attaining a better insight regarding the local culture, art and musical variety of Pakistan as well as China,” he said.
Jamal Shah said that CPEC Cultural Caravan had a strong impact on the cultural spectrum of both the countries, adding that for starters, it helped to diminish the boundaries and stressed that cultural exchange has a pivotal role to play in this respect.
“Similarly, it has opened ways for countless opportunities for the two countries such as, combined film initiative, economic development and most importantly dissemination of cultural, traditional and such other notions between Pakistan and China,” he said.
Jamal Shah said that the Cultural Caravan also helped to spread the message of friendship between the people of both countries.
“As many as three grand events including CPEC Cultural Caravan Festival, Artists Convention and the closing ceremony of the 9th National Art Exhibition to be held from February 24 at PNCA would leave a significant cultural impact at home and abroad,” he said.
He said support to these initiatives shows the government’s patronage towards promoting and mainstreaming the Pakistani culture to wipe off the ambiguous notions about the country.