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A group of Japanese teachers and students visits the Zhenchuan Junior Middle School in Jiading district of Shanghai, March 18. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
A group of 18 teachers and students from Japan's middle schools visited Jiading district of Shanghai on March 17 to promote cultural exchanges between schools of the two areas, local media reported.
During their four-day visit, they went to the district's Zhenchuan Junior Middle School and Taoliyuan Elementary School. They got an opportunity to experience traditional Chinese culture at the two schools, featuring painting, calligraphy, a musical instrument hulusi or cucurbit flute, and kuaiban, a rhythmic comic talk to the accompaniment of bamboo clappers.
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Japanese students visit the Jiading Museum, March 18. [Photo/jiading.gov.cn] |
In addition, the group also toured the Jiading Museum, Ziteng Park, Poly Grand Theater, Jiading Library and Shanghai International Circuit. It helped them to gain a better understanding of the district's culture and customs.
The organizers said that, through such events, they want to introduce Chinese culture to more people and strengthen exchanges between students on both sides.