The Chinese Embassy in Nepal, Chinese Culture Promotion Society and World Cultural Net are collaborating with the Chinese culture ministry to organize the week-long festival.[break]
“The main objective of the fair is to strengthen cultural exchange between Nepal and China and to inform Nepali people about the Chinese culture,” said Deepak Sarkar, president of the World Cultural Net.
However, top officials of the culture ministry in Nepal are hopeful that the festival will help promote the recently announced “Visit Lumbini Year 2012”. The government will provide Academy hall, Kamaladi to organize the festival.
Chinese cultural performances, trade fair, photo exhibition and book exhibition, Chinese films will be the major attractions of the festival, according to Sarkar.
A team of 125 members, including Chinese Vice-Cultural Minister Zhao Shaohua will arrive in Nepal on Saturday for the festival. The minister is also scheduled to visit Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, and Pokhara.
This is the 5th Chinese Festival organized in Nepal since 2003.
Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai will inaugurate the seven-day long program on Sunday.
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