Taizhou, Angola primary schools establish sister relations

The Taizhou Medical City Experimental Primary School in Taizhou city, located in East China's Jiangsu province, recently established sister school relations with the China-funded Escola primária esperanca Taizhou em Angola, a primary school in Angola.

A signing ceremony took place in Taizhou on May 31, with creative Chinese herbal paintings representing traditional Chinese culture and a wooden carving of Hippotragus niger variani – or the giant sable antelope, a rare and endemic species of Angola – exchanged as gifts.

Performances were also staged to celebrate Children's Day, kicking off with a lively African dance. Children from the Taizhou school and representatives of African international students dressed in bright tropical costumes, showcasing the unique charm of the African savannah.

Children from the Taizhou school made mosquito repellent and mosquito and insect repellent sachets using Chinese herbal medicines. Their gifts, along with donated backpacks, cultural shirts and other materials will be delivered to the children of Escola primária esperanca Taizhou em Angola.

Plans are for the two schools to cooperate in various fields such as education and teaching, teacher training and cultural exchanges through online and on-site ways.

In recent years, within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, more and more Taizhou enterprises have gone abroad to invest in Angola.

In 2019, Jiangsu Jiangzhou Agricultural and Technology Development Co in Taizhou donated funds to build Escola primária esperanca Taizhou em Angola.

Children and African international students perform an African dance. [Photo/Taizhou Medical High-tech Zone via WeChat weigg6666]

Children studying at the Escola primária esperanca Taizhou em Angola school get together for a photo. [Photo/Taizhou Medical High-tech Zone via WeChat weigg6666]