A file photo shows international students from Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan visiting a theater in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. Under the guidance of professionals, they painted opera facial masks, enjoyed Yue Opera and the local opera culture. /IC
A file photo shows students from the Confucius Institute in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, performing the guzheng. The Confucius Institute at the Tajik National University is a non-profit educational institution. Through their programs, local people can learn about and experience Chinese culture, bolstering friendly relations between the two countries. /IC
Students in Dushanbe, Tajikistan connect with Chinese students in Tianjin via Luban Workshops on April 17, 2023 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The workshops became a platform for vocational school students between the two countries to pair skills and make friends. /IC
Students in Dushanbe, Tajikistan connect with Chinese students in Tianjin via Luban Workshops on April 17, 2023 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The workshops became a platform for vocational school students between the two countries to pair skills and make friends. /IC
Tajik dancers perform at a theater in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on July 28, 2023. /IC
China's people-to-people and cultural exchanges with Tajikistan have increased in recent years under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. Programs related to the Confucius Institutes, Luban Workshops and the China-Tajikistan Center for Traditional Medicine have bolstered cultural encounters between the two peoples.
Many young people are studying Chinese in Tajikistan. The Confucius Institute at the Tajik National University has trained nearly 39,000 Chinese learners since its establishment in August 2008.
The Luban Workshop in Tajikistan, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management and Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, trains professionals in urban thermal energy and engineering surveying.
The workshops have become a communication platform for vocational school students from both countries to pair skills and make friends.