Across America

Culture camp - Washington

Li Tang (center, standing), minister counselor and consul general of the Chinese embassy in Washington; Huiyao Wang (left of Tang), chairman of the American Chinese School (ACS), a weekend school dedicated to teaching Chinese language and culture in the greater Washington area; and Ji Wang (right of Tang), director of the foreign and overseas Chinese affairs office of the government of Henan province in China, display a camp flag with students from ACS' summer camp in Rockville, Maryland on Wednesday. Wang leads fourteen instructors from Henan province to teach Chinese-American youth traditional Chinese culture. The program, titled Chinese Culture Land, is established by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council and co-sponsored by ACS and the provincial office. CHARLENE CAI / CHINA DAILY