First lady welcomed by school 'friends'

First lady Peng Liyuan was hosted on Monday by a Lima school steeped in Chinese culture, devoted to Chinese-Peruvian integration and equipped in part thanks to Chinese funding.

Students at the Colegio Peruano Chino Juan XXIII in the Peruvian capital sang the folk song Jasmine Flower (Molihua in Chinese) to welcome Peng when she arrived in the morning. They entertained her with lion dances, kung fu demonstrations, fan dances and a costume show.

Peng, who is accompanying her husband, President Xi Jinping, on his South American visit, extended her best wishes to the school and said she looks forward to its continued success. Instruments, stationery and sports equipment have been donated to the school by China.