Aussie families experience Chinese culture in National Museum of Australia

Xu Fanjun with the Australian School of Contemporary Chinese said that six teachers were involved, demonstrating calligraphy, Chinese ink painting, paper cutting, etc.

"Local people are interested," she said. "Some of the children are Chinese Australian, who had little chance here to learn Chinese culture. So the event helps them better understand the tradition where their parents were from. Some are Australian kids, who would find the demonstration intriguing. Some of them asked the teachers to write down their Chinese names, or make a painting for them."

Varya, 9 years old, wore a purple Han-style traditional Chinese dress. She posed for photos and made a paper dragon. "I like Chinese artworks," she said. "I like the pattern and the colors."

Ben Nicholls was helping his 10-year-old daughter doing the paper artwork. He told Xinhua that his daughter began experiencing the Chinese culture since a very young age, perhaps three or four.

Talking about the Chinese culture, he said: "It is different. It is interesting in its tradition and style." Nicholls believed that the experience could be beneficial for the girl. "It could broaden the perspective of her life, which is a good thing."