CAIRO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A celebration was held in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Saturday evening to mark the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10 this year.
The event, sponsored by the China Cultural Center in Cairo, featured performances of Chinese folk music and dances. Young Egyptians joined the event in traditional Chinese outfits, wrote their names in Chinese, savored Chinese cuisine, and participated in cultural activities from Chinese calligraphy and painting to paper-cutting and tea-tasting.
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