Hometown of Confucius welcomes summer surge in study tours

The students are beneficiaries of a shift away from traditional learning. "We have shifted from rigid lectures to storytelling and interactive teaching," said Liu Jifu, a veteran study tour instructor of eight years.

The Qufu study tour development center has designed nearly 100 courses aligned with educational standards to go with its infrastructure and services management system.

Gao Yumian contributed to the story.