Urdu is a language of poetry: Chinese students
Introduced by Muhammad Suleman Mahsud, Education Attache of the Pakistani embassy in China, The competitions were organized by the Embassy of Pakistan and sponsored by Silk Road Cities Alliance to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Pakistan. The award ceremony to honour the winners was held this Monday (Oct 25th).
The students expressed their happiness and appreciation on the competition and stated that the activity helped enhance their understanding of each other’s languages, cultures and history which will be beneficial in fostering the long term friendship between the youth of the two countries.
Farooq said in the exclusive interview that the event is about new generation, finding the spark in them and encouraging them to develop it. So apart from establishing the people-to-people contacts, the event is also creating a bond of friendship in the younger generation and eagerness and inspiration among Pakistanis to learn Chinese and among Chinese to learn Urdu. Similarly, Pakistani students also expressed great interest in the Chinese language, which is an important channel to learn about Chinese culture.
