Hands‑On Panda Activities Offer Insight into Non‑Heritage Chinese Arts

Organizer Chao Shuchi, head of the America‑China Youth Student Exchange Association, emphasized that personal experience beats any lecture. The American teens left Sichuan with fresh perspectives, having directly interacted with pandas, tasted locally made steamed buns, and practiced delicate paper‑fan painting. The program aimed to forge lasting international friendships, a goal the participants said they will remember for years to come.