Chinese Bridge-Flying Tigers Summer Camp for American Youth Contributes to the Sino-US Friendship

KUNMING, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Chinese Bridge-Flying Tigers Summer Camp for American Youth successfully concluded on 5^th July, in Kunming, capital city of Yunnan Province in southwest China, which has made an impressive contribution to the Sino-US friendship.

More than 80 years ago, an American Volunteer Group joined the Chinese Air Force and fought side by side against fascism. This special American combat team was widely known by the name given to them by the Chinese, the "Flying Tigers."

The camp, named after Chinese Bridge, is an event aiming to promote Chinese culture, and the “Flying Tigers” as well.

Over 70 teachers and students from multiple regions in the United States have spent more than ten days in China, exploring the historical memory of win-win cooperation between China and the United States, experiencing the charm of traditional Chinese culture, and bringing youthful vitality to the friendship between China and the United States.

In Beijing, the American participants visited the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Sino foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Center, as well as the China Central Radio and Television Station.

In Yunnan, a series of significant sites marking the Flying Tigers stories had been selected for the campers, like the Memorial to the Over-The-Hump Flight, Kunming Flying Tigers Museum, Southwest Associated University Museum, Memorial for Anti-Japanese War in Western Yunnan, etc.

Furthermore, the American youth also visited some sites in Yunnan for the unique experience of Yunnan’s charm, like Heshun Ancient Town, Tengchong Volcano National Geological Park, Kunming Old Street, Yunnan Ethnic Village, and Dounan Flower Market.

Other various arrangement for the campers including Tengchong Shadow Play, Cucurbit Flute, Paper Cuttings, Chinese painting, and Chinese Martial arts, all left a deep impression on those young people from the US.

In this series of activities, young people from China and the United States made good friends and continued the Sino-US relationship formed by the Flying Tigers.

At the closing ceremony, a review video of the summer camp titled "Remembering the History of the Flying Tigers and Inheriting the Friendship between China and the United States" was presented. A lot of American young campers showcased Chinese cultural achievements they learned in this summer camp, and shared those interesting stories and insights during the event.

They all expressed that this summer camp was a fulfilling and meaningful journey. During this journey, they saw the real and multi-dimensional China, felt the enthusiasm and friendship of the Chinese people, and recognized the importance of continuing the friendship between China and the United States.

They will be civil ambassadors of friendship between China and the United States, making their own contributions to the cause of friendship between the two nations.

This summer camp responded to the Chinese President Xi's expectations, built a bridge of friendship between the youth of China and the United States.

In the next five years, more American youth will use this platform to come to China.