On September 25, the "PANDA City Chengdu, Going to the World" Chinese Cultural Experience, organized by the DSU Confucius Institute, was held in the U-IT Hall of DSU.

The city government of Chengdu, which is the capital of the southwestern province of Sichuan in China, is home to 14 million people, and is famous for its panda bears, established this event with the aim of promoting Chinese traditional culture and Sichuan regional culture to the world.

For the event, participants were divided into cultural experience activity groups consisting of three elementary schools, one middle school, and one hospital. The Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Park Tourist Center and the Chengdu City Performing Arts Center were involved in the event.

This year, non-material cultural heritages of China and Chengdu were highlighted, including Chinese traditional martial arts, paintings, calligraphy, handicrafts, medicine, food and travel.

Kim Yeong-gi, Director of the DSU Confucius Institute, said, "This significant event was held at DSU both because a Confucius Institute was established at our university, and because of the many very close cooperative relationships established between DSU and higher education institutions in China. This event may be of enormous benefit in helping participants better understand and appreciate Chinese culture."

The Chengdu city government and its citizens have been enthusiastic and active promoters of local culture through these "PANDA City Chengdu, Going to the World" cultural exchange events, which have now been held in museums, art galleries, and Confucius Institutes in twenty countries worldwide, including Italy, Hungary, Germany, Greece, and Mexico.