Painting by Pakistani artist M. Akram Dost Baloch. [Photo provided to China Daily]

As part of the cultural exchange between China and Pakistan, five Pakistani artists were invited to China for a two-week art tour and exhibited their works made during the trip at the 798 art zone in Beijing on August 23.

During their stay in China, the artists visited many tourist destinations in Beijing and Bashang, Hebei province. They also talked with Chinese artists during their stay at Songzhuang in Beijing, where lots of young Chinese artists live.

It is the first time for all five artists to visit China.

"Chinese people are more open and friendlier than my people. There is no boundary between people here," said Pakistani artist M. Akram Dost Baloch.

A work by Zaira Ahmad Zaka. Photo provided to China Daily

The works Baloch painted in China mainly focused on people’s faces — faces of both Chinese and Pakistanis together against a totally black background or against colorful urban city lights.

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