On March 31st, 63 teachers and students from Beijing Ritan Middle School Experimental School went to Yongxing Town Central School in Yanbian County, Panzhihua City to carry out a themed exchange activity titled "Explore the World · Imagine the Future". They built a cross - regional cultural exchange platform through forms such as exchanging gifts, performing art shows, and experiencing intangible cultural heritages.

During the art performance session, the students of Yongxing Town Central School presented their longing and pursuit for the outside world through the dance "I Want to Get out of the Mountains". The students from Beijing Ritan Middle School Experimental School expressed their patriotism through a chorus of "Me and My Motherland".

The intangible cultural heritage bamboo - weaving handicraft - making experience aroused great interest among the teachers and students of Beijing Ritan Middle School Experimental School. During the activity, teachers from Yongxing Town Central School demonstrated the basic techniques of bamboo weaving on - site and explained the cultural connotations of the craft. The students listened carefully and started making. They were meticulous in every step, from composition and pasting to weaving. "Bamboo weaving seems simple, but actually requires a great deal of patience and skills," said Zhu Mengqi, a student from Beijing Ritan Middle School Experimental School. This experience made them deeply feel the charm of traditional handicrafts.

During the teaching exchange, teachers from Beijing Ritan Middle School Experimental School combined vivid and interesting games to transform English knowledge into intuitive and understandable content. The students actively participated in the interaction and were eager to answer questions, creating a positive atmosphere.

In the gift - giving session, the students of Yongxing Town Central School presented Lisu - ethnic - group - themed dolls and bookmarks with hand - written messages about Ertan Hydro - Electric Power Station to the students of Beijing Ritan Middle School Experimental School. The teachers and students from Beijing reciprocated with painting tools and stationery. When the gifts with regional characteristics were passed among the students, warm applause rang out at the scene. A gift is not only the transfer of good wishes but also carries the friendship between the two schools.

A donation ceremony for the "Ivy Growth Plan" Carbon Emission Reduction and Love Recycling Project of the Beijing Understanding China's Economic and Social Development Foundation was also held at the event site. It is reported that from the autumn semester of 2023 to the spring semester of 2025, this project has driven schools in Chaoyang District, Beijing to donate a total of 160,000 yuan in scholarships to 160 students with financial difficulties in Yanbian County through low - carbon environmental protection and other caring activities. Based on this, the project will continue to promote the hand - in - hand interaction and communication between the schools in the two places.

"The enthusiasm of the students made me feel warm. I look forward to strengthening exchanges and jointly contributing to the development of our motherland," said Zhu Mengqi. This exchange activity not only promoted the friendship between the schools but also enhanced the adolescents' sense of identity with traditional culture through the intangible - cultural - heritage experience. Yanbian will continue to deepen the cooperation between schools and local authorities, innovate the forms of cultural inheritance, and cultivate more disseminators and guardians of traditional culture. (Text/Photos: Zhu Maolan)