Concern for nature

At the Shenzhen exhibition, Zhou Li, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Asia Pacific, said the exchange program, which aims to enhance environmental awareness, has fostered Chinese-Philippine collaboration in environmental protection.

Through the program, the artists expressed their common wish to foster a harmonious relationship between nature and mankind, Zhou said.

Another organizer, Deng Jun, who is the country head of the Bank of China, Manila Branch, said that such exchange programs could help countries with different cultures to establish closer ties.