Cutural exchanges reinforced between China, African countries

Local girls dance in front of the Nan Hua Temple, the largest Buddhist temple and seminary in Africa, in Bronkhorstpruit near Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 29, 2006. Cultural and people-to-people exchanges have been reinforced between China and African countries over past decades, thus deepening mutual understanding and traditional friendship between the two peoples. Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of Congo later this month and attend the fifth BRICS summit on March 26-27 in Durban, South Africa. (Xinhua/Chen Ming)