Stanford, MIT students experience Chinese culture  

外国人在中国：复杂称谓绕晕澳大利亚小伙

日前，美国斯坦福大学、中国科技大学、美国麻省理工学院三所世界名校中11个国家44名地球科学的精英学子，来到安徽合肥参加三校联合举办的SUM2012夏令营，夏令营活动中有他们最爱的中国太极拳、武术和中国茶艺与烹调等。

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.