Zhou Li, editorial board member of China Daily Group and publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Asia Pacific, addresses the opening ceremony of the art exhibition entitled "Myanmar: Through the Dragon's Brush", in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov 21, 2018. (PHOTO COURTESY OF ZHOU YANZHAO)

Hong Liang, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar, appreciates the artwork with U Tin Maung Tun, speaker of the Yangon Region Parliament, during the opening ceremony of the art exhibition on Nov 21, 2018. (WANG YUKE / CHINA DAILY)

Hong Liang says he believes that the cultural exchange program can propel the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative. (PHOTO COURTESY OF ZHOU YANZHAO)

Argus Ang (1 left, back row) chief executive of RVI Group, a major sponsor for the cultural exchange program; Zhou Li (3rd left, back row), editorial board member of China Daily Group and publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Asia Pacific; Hong Liang (5th left, back row), Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar; U Tin Maung Htun, (6th left, back row) chairman of Yangon Region Parliament, U Aik Htun (4th right, back row), chairman of Shwe Taung Group, take a group photo with Chinese artists at the opening ceremony of the art exhibition in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov 21, 2018. (KENRICK LEE / CHINA DAILY)

Chinese artists improvise a painting after the opening ceremony of the art exhibition in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov 21, 2018. (KENRICK LEE / CHINA DAILY)

Renowned artists from China and Myanmar jointly create a painting based on their impression on the Southeast Asian country during the exhibition in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov 21, 2018. (YANG HAN / CHINA DAILY)

Renowned artists from China and Myanmar jointly create a painting based on their impression on the Southeast Asian country during the exhibition in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov 21, 2018. (YANG HAN / CHINA DAILY)

Director of China Artists Association Kuku Chai Bukuk (2nd left) adds some final touches to the jointly created painting. (YANG HAN / CHINA DAILY)

Renowned Myanmar artist Zaw Win Pe (left) paints with Chinese artist Zhang Yaoming (right) after the opening ceremony of the art exhibition. Zaw Win Pe said the collaboration perfectly combines modern art with traditional Chinese art. (YANG HAN / CHINA DAILY)

Chinese and Myanmar jointly create a painting during the exhibition. (YANG HAN / CHINA DAILY)

A panel discussion between Chinese and Myanmar artists is held after the opening ceremony of the art exhibition in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov 21, 2018. (ZHOU LI / CHINA DAILY)