50 Overseas Chinese Youths Start Their Hunan Culture Tour
 2016-12-20 18:01:20  

From June 7 on, fifty overseas Chinese youths from America, Britain, Germany, Russia and South Korea started their 12-day tour in Hunan, so as to experience the province's profound culture.

On the same day, an activity themed "Celebrating Dragon Boat Festival in Motherland" was held at Hunan University. Lu Haibin, deputy secretary general of the Chinese Language and Culture Education Foundation of China (CLEF), remarked that CLEF is not only a hope project, but also a root-seeking project for overseas Chinese youths. The activity reminds overseas Chinese youths of the awareness of concerning and inheriting Chinese traditional culture. It is hoped that these visitors will exchange what they learn and see in Hunan with their relatives and friends.With the theme of "Chinese Traditional Cultural Festival", a series of culture courses and visits will be held. They will participate in the 9th China (Miluo) International Dragon Boat Festival in Miluo County of Yueyang City, pay a tribute to Qu Yuan ( a great patriotic poet) at the Qu Yuan temple, make rice dumplings zongzi and celebrate the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival with Chinese teenagers.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Source: Hunan Official Web Portal