Lima: Over the Distance to Celebrate the Chinese New Year

Lima is the capital of the Republic of Peru and the center of Spanish culture. In the 1500s and 1600s, Lima was the economic and cultural center of Latin America, next only to Bogota and Mexico City. Lima is divided into two parts, the old city and the new city. The old city is one of the world heritage sites of the United Nations. In addition to historical sites with a long history, Lima has many beaches due to its location near the Pacific Ocean. In recent years, as the sea area near Callao is an important gathering place for sea lions, it also attracts many tourists, including a large number of Chinese tourists.

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As early as 1846, Chinese immigrants arrived in Peru. In 1874, Peru and the Qing Government signed the "Agreement on Friendship, Trade, and Navigation." After the founding of PRC, Peru established diplomatic relations with China on November 2, 1971, and was the first country in Latin America to establish diplomatic relations with China. According to statistics, 10% of Peru's population is now Chinese immigrants. The close exchanges between the two countries have allowed more and more Peruvian people to understand and love Chinese culture. During the Spring Festival, Lima's Chinatown will hold dragon dance parades, firecrackers feasts, and Chinese street food exhibitions to celebrate the grandest traditional Chinese festival.

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Due to the pandemic, Lima will welcome the Chinese New Year by holding online activities at 18:00 on February 11th, 2021, and invite Chinese representatives from Peru to learn about the ancient traditional customs in Lima. And Lima will introduce the inheritance story of the Chinese New Year from ancient times to the present through videos on February 12th, and celebrate the Chinese New Year together with Chinese people around the world online. For details, please check the Facebook "Visit Lima".

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