Artists perform face mask changing piece during the Sichuan Food Culture Tour 2018 in Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov 28, 2018. The event was attended by around 200 people including government officials, diplomats and representatives of business organizations and media.[Photo/Xinhua]

The Sichuan Food Culture Tour 2018 was held in Nepal's capital to promote cuisines and culture of the southwest Chinese province among the Nepali people.

The special show was hosted in Hyatt Regency in Kathmandu on Wednesday evening by the Sicuhan Provincial People's Congress and Sichuan NGO Network for International Exchanges in coordination with the Chinese Embassy in Nepal.

The spectacular event was attended by Nepali Speaker of House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Forest Minister Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress and Vice President of Sichuan NGO Network for International Exchanges Liu Jie and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong.

Addressing the function, Nepali Speaker Mahara highlighted the age-old relationship between Nepal and China and the special role of Sichuan Province to boost the socio, economic, and cultural relations.