Pakistanis witness more cultural interactions with China

ISLAMABAD - Young schoolgirls clad in colorful traditional attire danced on Chinese songs and made the shape of a heart with their props during Lunar New Year celebrations in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad.

They swirled on the odes to spring sung by Chinese artists, and were greeted with rounds of applause from the large group of audience including students, faculty members, parents and Chinese and Pakistani officials.

The Islamabad Confucius Institute in the National University of Modern Languages recently invited school children for a lantern making competition, and dozens of boys and girls performed to Chinese and Pakistani songs to celebrate Lunar New Year.