A group of 13 youths from Singapore visited Gusu District of Suzhou on 11th July afternoon and also had an immersive journey into local abstract social heritage.
Their first stop was the 500-year-old Modest Administrator’s Garden拙政园. The architecture as well as design of the UNESCO Globe Heritage Site showed the youngsters the timeless beauty of Suzhou along with the unified co-existence between man as well as Nature.
“It’s completely various from the buildings in North China as well as personifies the qualities of Jiangnan water communities. The weather is hot, yet walking about right here makes me feel calm,” Sophia Huang, that is working in Beijing, claimed in well-versed Chinese.
The team checked out Suzhou Pingjiang Culture as well as Arts Center平江文化中心 following and saw a pingtan (or storytelling and ballad singing in Suzhou language) efficiency. Their last stop was a Suzhou fruit pit sculpting studio. Guided by teachers, they attempted to sculpt patterns on small fruit pits and created their own fruit pit sculpting job.
The occasion offered an opportunity for youngsters from Singapore to feel the special beauty of conventional Chinese culture. Going forward, Chinese and also Singaporean young people will execute even more exchanges in art and also culture and infuse brand-new catalyst into the growth of China-Singapore friendship.