China and Iran have enjoyed close-knit relations, since China's Han Dynasty (207 BC - 220 AD) welcomed merchants from Central Asia, India and Persia (Iran) to trade goods in the country, which was known as the ancient Silk Road.
Iran had chosen to become an Islamic Republic, while China began its reform and opening up. Bilateral political, economic and cultural exchanges have gotten increasingly closer.
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Egypt for Iran on Friday afternoon, wrapping up his first state visit to the most populous Arab country in the Middle East.
Beijing's Niujie Mosque has many treasures: a five-century-old Koran, a gilded wooden plate engraved with an emperor' s order and foreign sheik tombs from hundreds of years ago.
Photo exhibition held in Iran to show beauty of China
Arash Estilaf, an Iranian actor and TV presenter in China, hopes that through his small-screen work Chinese get a bigger picture of his homeland.
Pouya Amani says he does not know his compatriot Arash Estilaf, who has made a name for himself on Chinese television with his humor. In fact, Amani, 18, is probably even better known among Chinese TV audiences as a result of his appearances on reality shows.
When I started to study Chinese language in 1996 in Tehran, I never knew how important this language would become in the near future around the whole world.
Chinese President Xi Jinping published a signed article titled "Work Together for a Bright Future of China-Iran Relations" on Iranian newspaper Iran.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is about to visit Iran later this week, and that will be an extraordinary event for the relationship of the two nations, said Pang Sen, Chinese ambassador to Iran.
Vice-President Li Yuanchao will attend the World Economic Forum, from Wednesday to Friday, in Davos, Switzerland
The upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Iran is "very important" for both countries, as it may lead to a leap in the mutual ties after years of restraint due to Western pressures, an Iranian economic expert told Xinhua on Saturday.
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