School students compete in OBOR poster competition

Competition held to inspire innovation and stimulate interest in the project

ISLAMABAD: In order to enhance the understanding of the One Belt, One Road project of China, a student poster competition was held. An exhibition of the posters opened on Friday and the students who created the best posters were awarded.

The poster exhibition “One Belt One Road in My Eyes” opened at the China Cultural Centre. The exhibition had been organised by the Chinese Embassy’s Cultural Office in collaboration with the All Pakistan China Friendship Association (APCFA). As many as 53 students of different age groups from 13 different schools of Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar were displayed.

Chinese Embassy Deputy Head of the Mission Zhao Lijian, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Naureen Farooq Ibrahim, Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Almas Hyder, China Cultural Center and Cultural Counselor Director Zhang Heqing, APCFA President Atiya Qutab and Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Director General Jamal Shah were present for the opening ceremony.

Heqing explained that the poster competition was held among school students to inspire innovation and stimulate interest in the project and to promote friendly feelings and mutual understanding. In turn, he said, it would help strengthen the people-to-people communication and cooperation between China and Pakistan.

The painted posters depicted the belt and road and Pakistan-China ties and allowed students to share their stories about the project on a platform for communication and exchanging ideas.

Heqing and Ibrahim then distributed the prizes to the top six students. Other participants were awarded certificates and Chinese story books which had been translated into Urdu.

We believe that through this exhibition, more Pakistani students will be eager to learn and understand the enthusiasm of Chinese history and Culture, thereby further enhancing the commonwealth of the people, deepening the friendship between the Chinese and Pakistani people and strengthening communication and cooperation between the people of these two counties, Heqing said.

The exhibition will be open to the public until May 3 at the Chinese cultural centre.