A total of 17 students of IIM Raipur were part of an Indian Youth Delegation which visited major cities, cultural and historical centres of China recently.
The delegation was part of the annual initiative by Union Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs to send 200 youths to China, an institute press release informed.
The main purpose of the visit was to promote mutual understanding of values and culture among the youth and to develop better relations between India and People's Republic of China.
The delegation comprised of students from all over the country including from IIM Ahmedabad, Kozhikode and Trichy with IIM Raipur having one of the largest representation among the selected delegation.
The students of IIM Raipur toured in two groups, with one group of eight visiting Beijing, the capital city of China; Xi’an, Nanjing and Shanghai. The other group of nine visited Beijing, Chengdu, Guilin and Guangzhou. The groups visited historical place like The Great Wall of China, The Forbidden City, The Terracotta Warrior Army and Dayan Pagoda; and educational places like Beijing Sports University, Urban planning museum and Chanba ecological district among many.
The tour focussed on showcasing the cultural as well as developmental growth of China.