ISLAMABAD         -       Pakistan and China have organised an exhibition titled ‘Gandhara Heritage along the Silk Road’ and it is continued at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China to promote the tourism between two countries. Minister for Culture and Tourism (MCT), Hu Heping inaugurated the exhibition and it would remain continued for three months to showcase relics and Gandhara objects that have been lent by all the renowned museums from Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Taxila and National Museum Karachi.

According to a press release of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), the exhibition organised by the Palace Museum and Department of Archaeology and Museums, China and National Heritage and Cultural Division, Pakistan, featured a wide array of artifacts, sculptures, and other items that were representative of the Gandharan culture.

The Palace Museum attracts 14 million tourists every year. The exhibition will prove to be a gateway in improving geopolitical relations between the two countries.

It would also contribute to promote tourism in Pakistan. China and Pakistan had already declared year 2023 as the year of tourism exchange between them. A large number of Pakistani expatriates residing in China, Chinese officials and others were attending the event.

Over 170 art pieces brought from various museums of Pakistan would be showcased at the Palace Museum, Beijing. On the occasion, Federal Secretary Ministry of National Heritage and Culture Division, Fareena Mazhar said the exhibition would also help in boosting the ties between the two nations by projecting mutual understanding