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A foreign athlete learns Chinese paper-cutting at the Chengdu Universiade Athletes' Village, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Cheng Jiaxin)
Chinese intangible cultural heritage has been one of the most delightful surprises for both athletes and spectators at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games.
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Foreign athletes learn to make shadow puppet at the Chengdu Universiade Athletes' Village, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Cheng Jiaxin)
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A foreign athlete learns to play shadow puppet at the Chengdu Universiade Athletes' Village, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Cheng Jiaxin)
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Foreign athletes learn to make Chinese knots at the Chengdu Universiade Athletes' Village, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Cheng Jiaxin)
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Foreign athletes learn to make Chinese knots at the athletes' village in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Cheng Jiaxin)
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Foreign athletes practise Tai Chi at the Chengdu Universiade Athletes' Village, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Cheng Jiaxin)