STORY: Int'l students experience Chinese culture in China's Kongtong Mountain
DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:02
LOCATION: LANZHOU, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of international students practicing martial arts
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BILAL SAID, Pakistani student at Chang'an University
3. various of international students learning Chinese calligraphy
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MERZOUK ISMAHANE, Algerian student at Chang'an University

STORYLINE:

Over 20 international students studying in China have gathered at northwest China's Kongtong Mountain to learn about traditional Chinese culture.

Here, they immersed themselves in the practice of martial arts and calligraphy, cultivating a deep appreciation for Chinese culture.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BILAL SAID, Pakistani student at Chang'an University
"What I'm just thinking and what I'm seeing, I have observed and I have also practiced it here. So it's quite amazing. I used to hear about this, and I watched different movies. But I didn't practice it. So this is something I do for the first time. I'm watching and I'm doing this."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MERZOUK ISMAHANE, Algerian student at Chang'an University
"Everything, I find it so much interesting actually. It was an idea of a friend and what makes us excited more is to know about the Taoism, Buddhism, and to see all the different characters, plays and to enjoy the environment and the relation with nature and stuff."

Kongtong Mountain is the birthplace of Kongtong Wushu, one of China's five traditional martial art forms.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lanzhou, China.
(XHTV)