Sixth “China in the Eyes of Americans – American Youth Telling the Stories of Hubei with Lenses and Paintbrushes” Camp

On 06/05/2025, 16 YHCCA members started Sixth “China in the Eyes of Americans – American Youth Telling the Stories of Hubei with Lenses and Paintbrushes” Camp. We arrived in Wuhan after a 14 hours flight with great excitement.

On 06/06/2025, the first event of Wuhan Station, “2025 American Youth & China Hubei Youth Golf Friendship Tournament”, was held at Wuhan Modern Tianwaitian Golf Club . YHCCA member Benjamin won the bronze medal.

On 06/07/2025, Sixth “China in the Eyes of Americans – American Youth Telling the Stories of Hubei with Lenses and Paintbrushes” Camp launching ceremony was held in Wuhan Overseas Chinese History Exhibition Hall. The people of Wuhan warmly welcomed us. We will use our perspective to show China and Wuhan to the world.

We also visited China Bridge Museum, Zhuyuntang Bamboo Carving Museum. When we went into the China Bridge Museum, we felt like entering a three-dimensional bridge epic. The museum’s rich graphic historical materials, exquisite bridge models, and vivid multimedia displayed systematically present the brilliant achievements of Chinese bridges from ancient times to the present, especially the extraordinary journey of Wuhan as the “China Bridge Construction Capital.” Everyone was instantly attracted by the scene before their eyes. From the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge and Wuhan Yangtze River Second Bridge, the long rainbow of steel silently tells the story of humanity’s common resilience and creativity. When Chinese American teenagers focus their cameras on the bridges in the city of rivers, we record not only architectural wonders, but also the echo of culture in their blood – crossing the ocean and letting the world see the endless connection, strength and wisdom in the Chinese story. We also visited Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge and Wuhan Yangtze River Second Bridge.

On 06/08/2025, we visited Wuhan Hongxiang Painters Village and learned how to draw on a fan. We also viewed the fantastic works of Chinese artists.

In the afternoon, we took the high-speed rail to Enshi, Hubei and started our exchange activities in Enshi. We went to Hubei University for Nationalities and start “Youth Envoy Exchange and Study Program” (YES Program). The journey was very enjoyable, and China high-speed rail is amazing. We arrived in Enshi in the evening and were looking forward to the upcoming study tour.

On 06/09/2025, we visited Hubei University for Nationalities. We were impressed by the beautiful scenery of the university. We did some exchange activites. A lot of activities are ongoing.

On 06/10/2025, we visited Wujiatai Tea Garden, experienced the tea picking process in Enshi, learned tea ceremony etiquette, tasted Enshi tea, understood the historical heritage of Enshi selenium tea culture’s foreign exchange. We learned about the Tea Horse Road, the “century artery” for the dissemination of Chinese tea culture. We took photos for the beautiful tea town, and showcased the achievements of China’s rural revitalization. We also went on a flower boat during the night and witnessed professional actors dancing and singing on the flower boat.

On 06/11/2025, YHCCA cooperated with Hubei University for Nationalities to launch the “Youth Envoy Exchange and Learning Program” and participate in the cultural exchange experience activities in Xilankapu. we visited Enshi Tusi City. At noon, we went to the Xilankapu training base and learned about Xilankapu culture. We also learned weaving. In the afternoon, we visited Enshi’s popular check-in spot, Daughter City. Some of us wore ethnic costumes. At evening, we went to Enshi Grand Theater to watch the performance of Xilankapu. The combination of light and technology made people feel bright. The performance was wonderful with high technology. After the performance, we specially arranged a group photo and interaction with all our students and actors. Everyone was very excited.

On 06/12/2025, we went to Enshi Grand Canyon. The beautiful scene of the Grand Canyon shocked us. It looks like a beautiful painting.

On 06/13/2025, we took the Enshi photography achievement exhibition in Hubei University for Nationalities. We showed some of our photography works, which were very exciting. We look forward to the final results being exhibited in the United States and made into a photography album. When showing our photography works, we talked about our feelings about visiting Enshi and explained the photos we took. The teachers and students of the university joined our exhibition and praised and commented on our photography works.

On 06/14/2025, we arrived in Xiaogan, Hubei. We visited Hanchuan Middle school. All the American students and Hanchuan students were paired up and learned the Xianglian dance together. We are very happy to make Chinese friends, learned about Chinese culture.

In the afternoon, we visited the Huanglong Lake Tea Culture Museum in Hanchuan City to learn about pottery and tea culture.
In the evening, we visited Tianyu Lake.

On 06/15/2025, we arrived Yunmeng County in Xiaogan, Hubei. We experienced the rural activities of “grinding soybean milk” and “fishing in the river”. Then we went to another village to learn about the intangible cultural heritage of “tie-dyeing”. We experienced it personally and created our own unique works, which was very meaningful. While waiting for the “tie-dyeing” to be colored, we wrote and made “rubbing paintings” in another art room.

In the afternoon, we visited the Yunmeng County Cultural Bureau watched Hubei traditional opera performances and shadow play, and learned traditional Chinese Kongfu.

In the evening, we took a cruise to watch the very exciting musical “The Story of Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies” with water lights and live performances.

On 06/15/2025, we went to “Dong Yong and Seven Fairies Park” in Xiaogan to learn about folk stories and China’s “filial piety” culture. We also went to the Kaogan National Culture Base to learn the folk “carved paper-cutting”.

In the afternoon, we headed for Wuhan Airport. People in Xiaogan came to say goodbye to us. We were very sad to say goodbye. We are looking forward next trip to China.