Students visit an embroidery workshop in Ceheng county, Qianxinan Bouyei and Miao autonomous prefecture on April 14. Embroidery is an exquisite craft that has been observed by local women since ancient times. Nanjing University Jinling College reached an agreement with the Qianxinan government in 2019 to build an embroidery brand and promote local embroidery works. [Photo by Xu Congjun/chinanews.com]

A group of students from Nanjing University Jinling College recently took a week-long ethnic culture exploration trip to Qianxinan Bouyei and Miao autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, local media outlets reported.

By visiting various ethnic minority areas, the students experienced local residents' lifestyles, got a better understanding of their ethnic culture, as well as recorded what they have seen and experienced through their cameras.

The trip also saw the students doing research and selecting several intangible cultural heritages from Qianxinan that they will then introduce to more students at Nanjing University Jinling College through themed classes and lectures.