Beyond blending in

Chinese food isn't Chinese food in Peru. It's part of what makes us Peruvians, and it's not just about the food, you know," said Selena Zhou, Peru's culture, education and tourism attache in China. Zhou, who joined a recent Embracing Cultures salon China Daily hosted at the Peruvian embassy in Beijing, is among the estimated 10 to 12 percent of Peruvians with direct Chinese heritage. Luo Xun, professor at the Tianjin University of Technology, Selena Zhou, Peru's culture, education and tourism attache in China, and Luis Carlos, a Peruvian student at Beijing Foreign Studies University, join China Daily reporters in a discussion about cultural ties between China and Peru in Beijing. Luo Xun, a Tianjin University of Technology professor and co-director of Connected Universal Experiences Labs, who joined Zhou at the salon, said chifa offered a taste of home when he visited Peru.