A 14-member cultural troupe from Pakistani Ministry of Culture has left here for China to participate in the 11th Asian Arts Festival, the official APP news agency reported Monday.

The 11th Asia Arts Festival is slated to open on Aug. 18 in Ordos, China's Inner Mongolia.

Organized by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and the government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the nine-day festival will feature a series of cultural activities exhibiting the diversity of Asian cultures and cementing cultural links in the region.

More than 150 artistic troupes hailing from 25 Asian nations will attend the annual gala, bringing the best culture that their countries have to offer. The artists will also take their performances to the streets, enabling audiences to experience a close-up encounter with all of the action.

The Pakistani delegation comprises the members of National Performing Arts Group that will participate in a series of rich and colorful activities depicting Pakistani traditional performing arts in the festival.

The National Performing Arts Group also participated in the recently held International Children's Culture and Arts Festival in China's Tianjin, which was sponsored by Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, according to the APP report.

"Peace, Friendship and Future" is the theme of the festival in which children from over 100 countries representing five continents participated in the festival.

Highlighting the rich cultural norms and traditions of Pakistan,18-member team comprised students from Roots School International, School of South Asia and Pakistan National Council Dance School.

Meanwhile, a four-member delegation from Pakistan is also participating in the Asia Cultural Ministerial Roundtable Meeting in Ordos from Aug. 16 to 21.

The Asian Arts Festival marked its tenth anniversary in China last year, developing into a major regional gala since its inception in 1998.

Source:Xinhua