US first lady Michelle Obama's recent visit to China was filled with many Chinese folk culture experiences. In Beijing, she listened to Peking Opera, and was taught how to hold a writing brush and wrote a Chinese character. In Xi’an, she danced with folk performers and kicked a shuttlecock. In Chengdu, she tried tai chi with students at a high school.

The foreign dignitaries who visit China have also had the opportunity to enjoy various aspects of the country’s precious cultural heritage. Let's take a look at their wonderful experiences.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel dabbles at playing with a diabolo during a walk through Zhongshan Park in Beijing, August 27, 2007. Beijing was Merkel's first stop on her six-day-visit to both China and Japan. .

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