'Silk Road China' Exchange Students Excursion to Chengdu, Hometown of Panda

10 December 2019

The ‘Silk Road China’ exchange students' monthly excursion is a large-scale public welfare activity initiated by Ningbo Education Bureau and sponsored by Ningbo Sellers Group Co., LTD. It started in 2017 with the aim of promoting the Silk Road spirit among international students in Ningbo. So far, students have visited Beijing, Tianjin, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, and many other provinces and regions in China. More than 300 international students from over 40 countries have joined the programme to experience Chinese culture, understand the diverse folk customs and learn about changes within society. It has played a positive role in promoting international youth cultural exchanges and has been well-liked by our students.


In December 2019, 21 UNNC exchange students from UK, Malaysia, Germany, Australia, and other countries went to Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. 

Chengdu, which is also called 'Heavenly State'(Tian Fu Zhi Guo), is the habitat of giant pandas and known as the city of cotton-rose hibiscus. It is located on one of the country's richest agricultural plains, and it has an area of 12,300 square km. The population of Chengdu is about 10 million. This city is divided into eight districts, four outlying cities and eight counties. About 3.5 million people reside in the city center. During the past 2,300 years, Chengdu never changed its location and its name despite many upheavals, and has always been the capital of Sichuan. Fortunately the Dujiangyan Irrigation system supplies the vast Chengdu plain with irrigation and has protected it against droughts and floods for over 2,300 years. Because of this,  the Chengdu plain has turned into the land of abundance with a mild climate and fertile soil. Chengdu is a modern city, but there are still many miles of bustling back streets to explore: including free markets, flea markets, peddler markets, commercial districts, and underground shopping malls. And what's more, there are countless tiny restaurants specializing in Sichuan snacks, myriad tea house scattered everywhere... It is one of China's most intriguing cities.

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