Date: March 1st, 2017

Author: Chen Ren Hong 

Photograph by: Mo Shi Ying 

Source: Students' Affairs Office 

Published by: News Center

The opening ceremony of the 2017 Chinese Cultural Tour Winter Camp and the Outstanding Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Student Leaders Camp was held on South Campus on Feb. 18. JNU Vice President Rao Ming presented camp representatives with the camp flag. Principals of related departments, colleges, teachers and camp students also attended.

(Vice President Rao Ming presenting Winter Camp delegates with the camp flag)

(Rao presenting Training Camp representatives with the flag)

The winter camp's theme was One Belt and One Road to Develop Together With Overseas Chinese. The routes the campers were going to take were carefully designed. Participants were mainly going to visit areas belonging to the One Belt and One Road project, adding trips to experience the cultures of Beijing and Tianjin, and a journey to commemorate the Long March to see beautiful natural scenery and explore their cultural heritage. In addition, they had a chance to learn history in person by visiting places where it happened. They kept their minds open by witnessing great recent achievements in social development and grasping the main trends of international economics.

Participants said they were impressed by the special routes they took and cultural experiences full of surprises and diverse activities. Students from France, South Africa, Argentina, Italy and Indonesia were eager to participate. One of the teams, named 'Journey to the West of Yunnan Province' consisted of members from over 15 countries and areas.

Huang Xiumei, a student from Thailand, said she wanted to experience the place in person to learn Chinese history and make friends with same goals. Hu Haoxian, a Macao student, expressed his strong wish to join in such activities as the best way to study Chinese culture.