Beautiful Scenery of Hunan Enchanted Chinese Teenagers from Southeast Asia

A welcome fall of seasonable snow painted Hunan white during the new year s first holiday. On January 2nd, all the members of the Chinese Language and Culture Winter Camp for Chinese Teenagers from Southeast Asia merrily left for Yueyang, enjoying the wonderful scenery of YueyangTower and DongtingLake and the special beauty of Hunan landscape with snowflakes dancing in the air. At the end of December, 2010, the members of the Winter Camp also visited the WorldNature Heritage - Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, drinking in the brilliant natural beauty of Zhangjiajie.

Let s enjoy the beautiful snow and welcome the new year. Chinese Teenagers from Southeast Asia were all filled with excitement when they first saw such fascinating snow scene. With the guide introducing the geography , history and the human and culture environment of Yueyang Tower during the visit ,Chinese Teenagers from Southeast Asia gained more knowledge of Chinese history and Hunan culture.

The members of the Winter Camp also paid visits to National Forest Park, YellowDragonCave and other famous scenic spots in Zhangjiajie, One of the magnificent views in Avatar is in Zhangjiajie. What a surprise. LI Jianhao, a foreign citizen of Fujian, Chinese origin , who had studied Chinese in Indonesia for seven years , exclaimed with admiration. Over one hundred teenagers were all enchanted with the attractive scenery in Wulinyuan ,lingering on without any thought of leaving.

He that travels far knows much. said Liu Shuheng, over his sixties, who was the leader of the Sarabaya Troup from Indonesia. It was his third time to organize the students to participate in this kind of Cultural Tour to China , hoping that teenagers of Chinese origin know more about Chinese history and culture and act as carriers and messengers of Chinese culture all over the world.

The Winter Camp undertaken by HunanNormalUniversity ,rich in contentand characterized by Hunan culture , is greatly loved by the Chinese Teenagers from Southeast Asia.

Translator: Qing YanfeiEditor YuLiya