A martial artist performs during the launching ceremony of a Chinese martial arts, or Wushu, training program at the China Cultural Center in Yangon, Myanmar, March 6, 2023.(Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

YANGON, March 6  -- A Chinese martial arts or Wushu training program was launched here on Monday in efforts to deepen cultural and people-to-people exchanges between China and Myanmar.

China Cultural Center in Yangon and FSSL (Myanmar) Services Limited jointly organized the three-month summer program to deepen cultural exchanges between the two countries and broaden the cultural knowledge of Myanmar students.

A total of 33 students aged 10-50 will attend the courses from March 7 to May 30 at the China Cultural Center.

Speaking at the launching of the training program, Xu Ling, who is in charge of the China Cultural Center in Yangon, said that it is the first training program of Wushu and Tai Chi since the opening of the center.

Xu said that she hopes the training courses will help the participating students develop a healthy and disciplined lifestyle after they come to understand the traditional Chinese culture.