US students celebrate 'graduation' from Chinese culture winter camp

"The two-week-long winter camp, though short in length, was a fruitful training for the kids, who previously had little knowledge about Chinese culture, but acquired new information about the country where their parents came from," Cai said.

"I believe they would have a new idea about what Chinese culture is after their training at the winter camp and develop new identities and connections with China," he added.

Grace Ou, a student from the school, told Xinhua that she had little knowledge about Chinese culture before, but the winter camp gave her a deeper insight into the splendid Chinese culture that goes back thousands of years. She said she also feels honored to be of Chinese heritage.

"We learned the fine culture of Chinese heritage, and with that we will be good ambassadors that help carry on both the Chinese culture and friendship between China and the United States," she said.

The 2019 Winter Camp of Chinese Culture Wonderland, which opened here on Dec 22, 2019, was co-organized by China's Jiangsu province and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association in San Francisco.