Beijing, August 8 (Zhongxin.com) (Liu Yang) "I feel very excited and fresh to see so many beautiful scenery and buildings, and I look forward to the next two days!" Malaysian Chinese girl Luo Weiyi told reporters.
On August 8th, more than 7 children who participated in the Chinese Civilization Experience Tour - 2023 Overseas Chinese Youth Summer Camp walked into the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Shougang Park, Baidu Apollo Park and Beihai Park to experience ancient and modern Chinese architecture and modern technological speed.
"Let's take a closer look at the wall, what's different?" Inside the National Centre for the Performing Arts of China, a docent guides children to look at the walls of the concert hall and explain the effect of uneven textures on the diffuse reflection of sound.
Kim Mi-chen, a young Korean Chinese man, described the concert hall as "very big and professional". Chen Yahan, a 14-year-old girl from Zambia who has been studying guzheng for four years, told reporters that the concert hall is very luxurious, and the uneven design allows the audience to enjoy better listening effects, hoping to have the opportunity to perform on the stage of the Grand Theater.
The picture shows students visiting the concert hall inside the Grand Theatre. Photo by China News Network reporter Li Jun
In the theater, children stopped to take photos in front of opera costume display cases such as "Turandot" and "Tosca", experienced VR games and films in the cloud theater exhibition area, and visited the unique design of the concert hall and opera house.
At the same time, a folk music experience class was arranged for the children. Young performers used pipa, ruan, yangqin, guzheng, erhu and flute to play music such as "Jasmine", "Daughter's Love" and "Zizhu Tune". Children are also invited to the stage to experience the beauty of Chinese music.
The picture shows the camp participants experiencing traditional Chinese folk musical instruments. Photo by China News Network reporter Li Jun
"Although these children are not old, their hands holding the piano bamboo are very stable and they have their own understanding of the music." During the class, Yi Nioxing, a young dulcimer actor of the China Coal Mine Cultural Troupe, exchanged fingering with several children learning dulcimer. Yi Ni Zexing said that during the exchange, she found that these Chinese teenagers from overseas are keen to practice playing traditional Chinese music, which is very helpful for the inheritance of Chinese traditional culture.
After the trip to the National Centre for the Performing Arts, the children came to Beijing Shougang Park to learn about the development of artificial intelligence and its specific application in vehicles in Baidu Apollo Park, and experience AI painting creation.
The picture shows Chinese teenagers entering the interior of a parked driverless vehicle. Photo by China News Network reporter Li Jun
"I want to read applied mathematics in the future, so I'm looking forward to today's explanation of artificial intelligence." Wong Ka Lok, a young Chinese from Argentina, said. After listening to the explanation, Huang Jiale also sat in the unmanned vehicle, observed the internal device of the vehicle, and learned about the vehicle structure from the docent.
"I'm more concerned about the safety of driverless vehicles." Guan Zhuoyihang, an Argentine boy, told reporters that he is very interested in unmanned technology and is excited to see unmanned vehicles today. In addition, through today's explanation, he also learned about the promotion of career change by the information technology revolution, and said that he would work hard to learn technical skills and think more about future employment options.
In Beihai Park, the last stop of the event, several teenagers from China sang "Let's Swing Two Oars" against the background of the White Tower; Overseas teenagers check in to take photos and taste candy men; Experience "one picture, one picture" in the park, watch the dance "Rain Breaks Jiangnan" and Sichuan Opera changing faces.
The picture shows students watching traditional opera. Photo by China News Network reporter Li Jun
"The auspicious cloud patterns on the top of the Qinquan Gallery are so beautiful, and the pictures are very vivid. I had only seen it in books before, and today I finally saw it with my own eyes. Luo Wei said excitedly.
During today's day together, many children made new friends. Wu Yanye from Beijing and Zhang Yehan, a Japanese Chinese, exchanged games and today's itinerary. "We had a nice chat and exchanged phone numbers." Wu said that he is very interested in mechanics, and may go to Japan to study related majors in the future, and he is very happy to meet friends from Japan.
Wu Hongtao, a Japanese leading teacher, said that it is very meaningful to let children with different personalities and cultural backgrounds communicate and interact together, which can help both parties broaden their horizons, understand different lifestyles and cultural customs, and exercise children's social skills.
It is reported that the event was guided by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of China, hosted by China News Service, and organized by China News Network, China Overseas Chinese Network and China Chinese Education Network. (End)