As part of the China-Latin America and Caribbean 2016 Year of Culture Exchange, a show on Fidel Castro reveals the Cuban revolutionary's legendary life through photos and videos in Beijing. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Castro visited China in 1995 and 2003. According to Ballester, the former Cuban president values China and Cuba's friendship very much.

As of today, more than 3,000 Chinese students have studied at colleges in Cuba. A movie telling a love story between a Chinese student and a Cuban is being filmed in Cuba.

"We hope to have more exchanges in the film industry with China," says Ballester.

In 2018, Cuba will hold a big book fair and China will be the guest of honor, he adds.