International students from several Asian countries explored rural life in Tianjin during a field trip last week, gaining a first-hand look at China's rural revitalization and traditional farming while challenging their previous perceptions of the countryside.
At the intelligent surveying and mapping training center of Tianjin Urban Construction Management and Vocation Technology College in North China, 21-year-old Tajik student Jonibek Ismoilov was busy fine-tuning equipment settings.
Ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival, more than 230 students from leading Chinese universities — including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Nankai University, and Tianjin University — competed in a dragon boat race on the Haihe River in Tianjin's Nankai district on May 31.
Asma Bibi, a Pakistani PhD student at Tianjin University, said she felt "immense pride and gratitude" after learning that a joint letter written by Pakistani students at the university was recently mentioned during a meeting between Chinese and Pakistani leaders.
Kurbonov Temurmalik has been busy lately making baklava — a kind of pastry from West Asia — along with preparing traditional clothing from his home country.