International students from Nanjing University pose for a photo in traditional Chinese clothing. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]
Thirteen international students from Nanjing University in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province took part in an activity in Yuyuan Garden on Nov 12 to learn about traditional Chinese culture.
The garden is the former residence of Hu Enxie, a prefect in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
During the activity, the students donned traditional Chinese clothing and learned about traditional Chinese etiquette and how clothes were sometimes seen as a status symbol in ancient China.
Students learn about stone rubbing. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]
The students then tried their hands at stone rubbing and enjoyed a guqin (a plucked seven-stringed Chinese musical instrument) performance by Huang Ziling, an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage.
Students learn about the history and string-making techniques of guqin, a plucked traditional Chinese instrument. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]
Fan Gao, president of the Nanjing Qinhuai Hanfu Cultural Association, which was one of the organizers of the activity, said it is important to invite youths from across the world to experience traditional Chinese culture amid increasing international cultural exchanges.
