Yesterday was the fourth day of the first Cross-Straits Study Camp of Guoxue (Sinology). In the previous days, youths across the Taiwan Straits had tightened their friendship through exchanges and various activities. They visited Hancuo Village of Zhonglou Township and reproduced precious moments in the camp with a method of sketching on white walls, including the drawings of themselves. As one of supporting activities for the camp, the Cross-Straits Douyin Contest has been officially closed and left several awesome short videos related to sinology, which have received over 101,000 views on the official account of Pingtan Net. (The overview of the colorful painting on the wall of the high-speed railway culvert in Hancuo Village, Zhonglou Township./Yang Chao)

It was a sunny morning yesterday. Youths from across the Taiwan Straits arrived at Hancuo Village, Zhonglou Township. They made colourful sketches on the street walls and turned the monotonous wall inside a railway culvert into a vigorous landscape of Chinese style with golden carp, figures of Beijing Opera, fans and flowers, etc. "A dog among flowers?" said a Taiwan young man named Zhang Mingen. He intends to make a short surprise by merging his creativity into an original picture. (Taiwan youths adding Shiba Inu, the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog from Japan, into the colorful painting./Yang Chao)

Youths across the Straits integrated their feelings and previous experiences into their artworks, so as to make the whole painting much more interesting. They drew pandas, owls, parrots and even their own portraits during the creation and demonstrated their vitality. (The youths across the Straits painting innovatively on the wall./Yang Chao)

The left colorful wall (Yang Chao/Ptnet.cn)

"I usually draw parrots on canvas, because I've kept a parrot at home for more than 20 years. This is the first time I drew it on streets, which makes me feel rather unrestrained, "said Zhou Weiyan from Taiwan. (The right colorful wall/Yang Chao)

Youths across the Straits named their group Pirates of Captain Hook after playing the game Captain James Hook. (The right colorful wall/Yang Chao)

Youths across the Straits dancing and posing for picture in front of the colorful wall (Yang Chao/Ptnet.cn)

Teachers showed standard motions of the traditional Chinese shooting to the youths across the Straits, making them fell sense of its charms. In her traditional costume, teacher Zhou taught the youths the skills of embattling, lifting arches, pulling and releasing arrows, and introduced the etiquette and spirit a sagittary shall be equipped with. His adept skills of shooting triggered rounds of cheers from the youth campers. (On the afternoon of the same day, youths across the Taiwan Straits learning the traditional Chinese shooting and experienced its charms in the Taiwan Innovation Park in Pingtan./Yang Chao)

"The shooting art is among the six arts for gentlemen in ancient China. On the preliminary stage, it was mainly focused on hunting. Later, Confucius advocated the observation of virtue by shooting to remould the righteous souls. The right body and right heart come forth the right arrow," remarked Zhou Lishan, one of the shooting teachers. Zhou also revealed her intention of inheriting the traditional Chinese shooting, "All for the deep love in it. I wish to inherit it and tell others that we've got such perfect culture. It's good for our mental health." (Teachers instructed the youths the techniques of traditional Chinese shooting./Yang Chao)

"Relax yourselves and concentrate your strength on your scapulae, " instructed the shooting teachers. They gave an one-on-one guidance to the youths across the Straits. (A female teacher guided the youth./Yang Chao)

According to a Taiwan youth Chen Liling, the spirit of traditional Chinese shooting shall be inherited continuously. It combines the functions of exercising, concentration, and strength building. "While you are relaxing yourself in the shooting, your scapulae are bearing all the strength. You will feel great relief after you release your arch." (A male teacher guided the youth in the exercise of traditional Chinese shooting./Yang Chao) Lin Binbin contributed to this report.