Pakistani students return from Beijing’s summer camp

Islamabad: A 20-member delegation of Pakistani students returned  home on Tuesday after participating in the 10-day international summer camp.

Beijing Municipal Committee and Chinese Embassy in Pakistan had jointly organised the camp. Diana Bao, spouse of the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan has made personal efforts and contribution making their participation in the camp possible.

The students hailing from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhaw provinces along with students of 32 countries learned new skills, techniques and exchange of brotherhood. They also visited great wall, summer palace, Forbidden City and took part may activities organised to build a new community of shared destiny of the world.

A number of stalls showcasing traditional artefacts of each country were also set up at the camp. Pakistani stall was very popular and particularly henna (mehendi) generated a lot of interest among the participants. The summer camp also helped bring the new generation of the two friendly countries closer and become ‘ambassadors’ to further promote Sino-Pakistan friendship.

The students got the opportunity watching and experiencing the most popular Chinese Martial Arts. The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan had organised the Summer Camp program for Pakistani students and teachers for past four years, with a total participation of 83 people. This year, they had invited 17 students and three teachers.

Most of them are from remote areas, instead of from big cities. It gave them a fair chance to know the development and culture of China, to exchange with students from other countries in the world, and to promote culture sensitiveness and the spirit mutual understanding and respect.