Stanford, MIT students experience Chinese culture  

外國人在中國：復雜稱謂繞暈澳大利亞小伙

日前，美國斯坦福大學、中國科技大學、美國麻省理工學院三所世界名校中11個國家44名地球科學的精英學子，來到安徽合肥參加三校聯合舉辦的SUM2012夏令營，夏令營活動中有他們最愛的中國太極拳、武術和中國茶藝與烹調等。

Hefei (CNS) -- A group of college students from all over the world are participating in a summer camp in Anhui Province that includes lessons in Tai Chi, Kung Fu, tea ceremonies and Chinese cooking.

The 44 students have come from Stanford University, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to join the Stanford-USTC-MIT (SUM) 2012.

Australian James Matthew Deeks, 24, who is learning Chinese, expressed confusion about the language, but said he is enjoying learning martial arts.

Unlike Deeks, 29-year-old S. Ahmad Zamanian from MIT said he is more interested in Chinese food, especially dumplings, fish and chestnuts.

The camp's objective is to promote friendship and academic and cultural exchanges among students, according to the organizer.

It closes on Sept 23.