Deputy Mayor Michaelides (2nd L) attends the ribbon-cutting ceremony, along with other guests, for the opening of the "Chinese Culture Center", a Chinese culture shop, in Larnaca, south Cyprus, Dec. 6, 2008. The boss of the shop from Chinese Hong Kong planned to gradually advance and enrich Chinese culture in Cyprus starting with Chinese craftworks. [Xinhua]

A local visits the "Chinese Culture Center", a Chinese culture shop, after it opened in Larnaca, south Cyprus, Dec. 6, 2008. [Xinhua]

(Xinhua News Agency December 7, 2008)