Yantai teachers bring Chinese culture closer to overseas Chinese students
Updated : 2015-09-02
The city of Yantai in?Shandong province conducted an overseas camp among overseas Chinese students in New York from August 14 to 21. It was themed on Chinese culture.
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Overseas Chinese students display their paper-cutting works during an overseas camp in New York, Aug 14-21. [Photo/JiaoDong.net] |
The Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Yantai Municipal Government selected five teachers to teach overseas Chinese students subjects of Chinese history, geography, calligraphy, paper-cutting, martial arts, folk dance and theatrical mask making.
Some 100 overseas Chinese students, parents and teachers participated in the activities and enjoyed the profound Chinese culture.
The overseas camp was a boost for cultural communication between China and the US. It also facilitated overseas students' understanding of Chinese culture.
Edited by Shahnawaz Akhtar