It was a Thursday of fun, laughter, and excitement for the children of Prime Iqrah School, Ishashi Road, Iba, Lagos.
The school bubbled with cultural activities, especially a blend of exotic and local cultures.
The Nigeria-China Culture Exchange that day took its cultural festivities to the school as a partner.
This has been the tradition of the group led by Dr. Eric Ni, a Chinese national who has become so popular in Lagos for his passion and pursuit over 15 years that promote cultural awareness, and exchange between the two worlds.
That day, the school was inducted as a partner of the Exchange. The group brought gifts, Chinese dances, costumes, songs, folktales, and the prominent dragon dance.
Young men and women participated in the activities and they all belong to Ni’s cultural troupe where he has over the years trained the Nigerian young ladies and men in Chinese dances, songs, and others.
The men also participated in dragon dances, wushu, martial arts, and many others.
In the past, the group had hosted a lot of festivities at different locations such as the wushu competitions that it hosted at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos in August 2021.
As the school children had fun, some were rewarded with monetary gifts, books, souvenirs, and many others that depict their participation in the cultural exchange and also assisted them to learn more about the cultures of the two countries.
While the school management and the exchange group spoke, they emphasised that when Nigerians and Chinese citizens know each other’s culture, they would be better friendships and understanding.
Some of the children took part in quizzes on the cultural heritage and other similarities between Nigeria and China.
For instance, China and Nigeria share the same National Day on October 1. While China is the most populous country in Asia and the world, Nigeria is such in Africa. The two also share a commonality in the multi-ethnic composition of the population.
