Japanese teenagers start their trip to Shanxi to appreciate the beauty of fusion between ancient and modern times
2024-08-21
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Taiyuan, August 20 (China News Service) (Hu Jiannan Jiahao) "After coming to Shanxi this time, I found that the greenery here is really good. What shocked me even more is that there are more high-rise buildings here than in Japan, and they look very magnificent." Watanabe Mirai, a student at the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Saitama University in Japan, said this after finishing the first day of the "Shanxi Trip".
A Japanese youth exchange group visited Shanxi University to learn about the popular Chinese folk game "skipping rubber bands". Photo by Nan Jiahao
The "Colorful Shanxi" China-Japan youth exchange activity kicked off in Taiyuan, Shanxi on the 20th. 22 young people from Saitama Prefecture and Himeji City, Japan will visit the Jin Temple, China's earliest royal sacrificial garden, in the next week, experience the Shanxi merchant culture in the world cultural heritage Pingyao Ancient City, and learn about the development status of hydrogen energy technology in Xiaoyi, Shanxi.
On that day, Japanese teenagers had face-to-face exchanges with teachers and students of the Japanese Department of Shanxi University. They visited the History Museum of Shanxi University, experienced traditional Chinese martial arts, and exchanged views on their university life. Sun Guangda, a Japanese major student at the School of Foreign Languages of Shanxi University, "felt the love of Japanese teenagers for Chinese culture", and Shen Daixi, a student at Taiyuan Foreign Languages School, felt "the gentleness and friendliness of Japanese friends".
The Japanese youth exchange group visited Jin Temple with students from Taiyuan Foreign Language School. Photo by Nan Jiahao
Jin Temple is the earliest existing classical ancestral temple and garden complex in China. It was built to commemorate Tang Shuyu, the founding prince of the Jin State, and his mother, Queen Yi Jiang. There are 98 buildings over 300 years old, 110 statues, 300 steles, and 37 cast artworks.
Seiichi Yamaji, a professor at the School of Pharmacy at Japan Pharmaceutical University, said in an interview, "Many foreigners know very little about cultural heritage such as Jinci, which I think is a pity. It is a great honor for me to learn about cultural heritage such as Jinci, and I also hope to introduce precious cultural heritage such as Jinci to more Japanese people."
Shi Tiantian, a third-level researcher of the Shanxi Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said that this event showed Japanese teenagers a real and vivid Shanxi, which was helpful in helping them understand Shanxi's history, culture and development status. It is hoped that through this event, the seeds of friendship between the two countries will be planted in the hearts of Chinese and Japanese teenagers, and a bright future for bilateral relations will be created. (End)
