DHAKA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Students of a leading Bangladeshi university Sunday witnessed a great Chinese New Year celebration performance on their campus in capital Dhaka.

Sun Yan, cultural counsellor of the Chinese embassy in Bangladesh, said the event was launched for celebrating the Chinese New Year in Bangladesh.

She hoped all of the guests enjoy the performance and more Bangladeshi people could know more about the Chinese culture through this event.

Students of the participating institutes performed various joyful activities. They sang Chinese songs, performed Chinese kungfu and recited Chinese poems.

Bangladesh Dragon and Lion Dance Association and visiting Jiangdu Spring Drum Art Troupe from China also performed in the event.

Kazi Anis Ahmed, vice president the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) Board of Trustees, said China is the emerging power of this century.

"We are on the way of global orientation with policies like the Belt and Road Initiative," he added.

Beatrice Kaldun, head and representative at UNESCO Dhaka Office, said the Chinese New Year is a joyous occasion.

The event was organized by the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Dhaka Office, ULAB, several Confucius Institutes in Bangladesh's universities, among others.