Part of 2018 Happy Chinese New Year, a cultural festival featuring lanterns from Sichuan province was held in Lima, Peru, from Dec 22 to Feb 12. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

Part of 2018 Happy Chinese New Year, a cultural festival featuring lanterns from Sichuan province was held in Lima, Peru, from Dec 22 to Feb 12.

Li Yun, charge d'affaires of Chinese Embassy in Peru, Zhu Xiaoyan, cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Peru, and other Peruvian officials attended the opening ceremony of the festival, along with about 500 locals.

One major lantern featuring pandas and alpacas, two icon animals in China and Peru, was named Friendship. Another lantern, Chinese Porcelain Dragon, was made by 18,000 pieces of blue and white porcelain wares.