Student finds 2nd home in Beijing
By Wang Qian | China Daily | Updated: 2009-02-18 07:40
All Senegalese Augustin Jegig knew about the Chinese before he came to study in Beijing three years ago was that they were kungfu masters and spent most of their days practicing the martial art.
Today, the student of finance and banking from the capital's Beihang University knows there is a lot more to China and its people than just kungfu.
"When I came here I realized that even though fewer people actually practice the traditional form of fighting, almost every Chinese was in touch with his traditions.
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