Source: Qinhuangdao Disclosure
It is well known that Qinhuangdao in summer is one of the Russian tourists’ favorite places for vacation, Beidaihe is even praised as the “Holiday Paradise for Russians”.
But recently, some Russians came to Qinhuangdao in the winter. In order to promote youth education exchanges and cooperation between China and Russia, the delegation of Russia National Children’s Center Marine Camp (hereinafter referred to as the Marine Camp), entrusted by the Russian Ministry of Education, will visit Qinhuangdao from December 27 to 28 to inspect the construction status of youth education camps, discuss cooperation issues, and explore the feasibility of building a national demonstration camp in Qinhuangdao.
Russian Marine Camp is very influential
Having been founded in 1983, it is located in the suburb of Vladivostok, a port city in the Far East. It is one of the four major state camps of the Russian Federation and is under the direct control of the Prime Minister's Office of the Russian Federation. The youth exclusive camp, represented by the Marine Center, has a unique position in the Russian Federation's educational system, plays an active role in cultivating Russia talents at all levels, and is also an important platform for international exchanges among young people in Russia.
(The picture is from Xinhua Net)
The Marine Camp of Russia National Children’s Center has always been attached great importance by the heads of state of China and Russia because of its important role played in the exchanges of the young people between two countries. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Medvedev, the former President of Russia, invited 1500 students from earthquake-hit primary and secondary schools to recuperate in Russian state camps. More than 900 of them were arranged in the Marine Camp in the Far East.
What is the Marine Camp gong to do in Qinhuangao?
Because of the importance attached by the heads of state of China and Russia to the education and exchanges of youth. The delegation of the Marine Camp, led by the director(at the ministerial level) of the center, came to China to inspect the development of camp education and introduce advanced experience in construction and operation of Russian camps.
Gehua Camp, jointly founded in 2012 by Qinhuangdao City and Beijing Gehua Culture Development Group in Beidaihe District, plays a leading role in the national camp education. Therefore, the Marine Center delegation will focus on the inspection of Qinhuangdao City, especially the resources around Gehua Camp, to discuss the feasibility of building a national demonstration camp in Beidaihe District with the leaders of relevant departments and domestic and foreign camp education experts.
As the host of the international camp exchange, Gehua Camp has been committed to establishing good cooperative relations with high-quality institutions in the camp education industry at home and abroad. During the Provincial Conference of Tourism Development in September 2018, it hosted the 1st Beidaihe Forum on International Camp Education.