ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pak-China artists Cultural Caravan would preserve, promote the cultural and artistic expressions of the diverse communities around the Silk Route/China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
“The cultural caravan would pass through Athushi, Thumshuk, Shulay, Shefu, Akto and Tashgul in China and camp at important nodal cities along the CPEC route starting from Gilgit and moving to Peshawar, Lahore, Multan, Dera Ismail Khan, Quetta, Sukkur, Karachi and Gwadar,” an official of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) told the state-run news agency in Islamabad.
The PNCA official said that the Cultural Caravan would have 15 stopovers at different sites on its route where the group members would interact with locals and incorporate their ideas in their productions, to be exhibited at the grand culmination celebrations.
The selected Chinese and Pakistani artists, musicians, photographers, anthropologists, writers and filmmakers riding on 15 fully equipped vehicles would reach Gwadar, the culminating point in Pakistan, traversing the CPEC and documenting art and culture en-route in 30 days.
