Cultural exchanges to boost people-to-people relations between China, Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - China and Pakistan enjoy decade-long friendship since the two neighbors established diplomatic ties in the early 1950s, but cultural exchanges of the two nations can be dated back much earlier to the time of the ancient Silk Road.

History books record that over 1,000 years ago, revered Chinese Buddhist monks including Fa Xian and Xuan Zang traveled all the way to Pakistan to study Buddhism. In modern times, Chinese dramas and movies of kung fu have been screened every week at the country's national TV, enlightening Pakistanis about Chinese culture and traditions.

From kung fu movies to Master Chen