As New Year nears, taste buds celebrate

KUWAIT CITY - "I love Chinese food and I'd love to go back to China again," Kuwait Television director Ahmad Alhomoud said at a Chinese New Year's celebration in Kuwait on Jan 13. Alhomoud said he had attended the annual celebration for more than 20 years. It helps Kuwaitis better understand Chinese culture, he said.

The celebration, hosted by the Chinese embassy in Kuwait in collaboration with the Association of Chinese Companies in the country, brings together representatives of Chinese companies in Kuwait, Chinese students and Chinese citizens living in Kuwait.

Dozens of employees of Chinese companies and Chinese students performed Chinese songs, traditional dances and martial arts to celebrate the Chinese New Year.