KATHMANDU, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- A two-day art exhibition entitled "Chinese Style: International Touring Exhibition of Modern Chinese Water-Ink Paintings" kicked off in Nepal on Monday, featuring over 50 art pieces by Chinese artists on various themes.

The exhibition, jointly organized by China Cultural Center in Nepal and China National Academy of Painting, is being held at Nepal Art Council in Kathmandu.

The event was jointly inaugurated by Nepal's former Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Ananda Pokharel and representatives of the Chinese embassy in Nepal.

"Such cross-country cultural events are important to strengthen the friendship between two countries and to boost people to people relations," Pokharel said while addressing the ceremony.

Stating that Nepal and China share similar culture, values and tradition, the former minister said that the paintings will enable Nepali people to understand Chinese history, culture and civilization.

At least 58 paintings of outstanding Chinese artists have been featured in the exhibition, where the artists have observed the life by heart, recorded the feelings by brushes and created the excellent water-ink paintings.

The water-ink paintings exhibition in Nepal is mainly about people, flowers and bird series.

According to the organizer, such exhibitions had already been held in different countries including the United States, France and Britain.