On July 16, 2018, hosted by Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters and organized by Henan Provincial Education Department, accompanied by related officials of the provincial Hanban organization, co-organized by Henan University of Chinese Medicine (HUCM) and Songshan Shaolin Wushu College (SSWC), 54 teachers and students of the 2018 "Chinese bridge-summer camp for Belgian middle school students” came to our university to visit and communicate. The officals of the International Cooperation Office accompanied the visit and participated in the communication activities.
Rao Hong, director of the International Cooperation Division, welcomed the arrival of the campers in the library hall and congratulated the Belgian national team for winning the third place in the 2018 Russia World Cup. After highlighting the characteristics of our university, he pointed out that Chinese medicine culture is a treasure of Chinese culture. Experiencing Chinese medicine culture is an indispensable part of the Chinese cultural journey. He wished that every camper can learn something in our school and hoped that campers will come to our school to learn Chinese medicine again in the future. Then, student volunteers from the English major of our university led the campers to visit the Chinese Medicine Museum and explained to them in English. The cultural relics and Chinese medicine specimens in the exhibition won the interest of the campers, and everyone stopped to watch and constantly asked the interpreters.
The event has enhanced exchanges between Chinese and Belgian young people and promoted Belgian youth's understanding of Chinese language, Chinese culture, and especially the Chinese Medicine culture of the Central Plains. As an international promotion base of Chinese medicine culture, our university has become a bright "name card" in provincial foreign exchanges. Up to now, it has received many groups of international organizations and friends to visit and communicate, and has played an increasingly important role in the international promotion of Chinese medicine culture.
Group photo of the summer camp teachers and students
Campers are visiting the Chinese Medicine Museum
