Belgium and China have celebrated 45 years of diplomatic relations with a panda themed painting contest.
An award ceremony marked the 45th anniversary of bilateral relationship between China and Belgium as well as the birth of a giant panda in the latter.
The ceremony held by Belgium Pairi Daiza Zoo included a contest on giant panda-themed artworks to strengthen friendship and people-to-people exchange between the 2 countries.
After speeches circling around Sino-Belgian relations, the event concluded by announcing the 10 winners of the contest. The competition had accepted 980 entries including 431 paintings and 549 photos of outstanding artistic quality.