Participants pose for a photo. [Photo/Xinhua Daily]

Fourteen foreigners from countries including Italy, Russia and Pakistan participated in a cultural exchange activity in Changzhou, East China's Jiangsu province from Sept 5-6.

During the event, the participants visited the Yancheng Site, which dates back to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256BC), Star Charge, a company specializing in manufacturing charging facilities for new energy vehicles, and Liugong Changzhou Machinery Co.

At the China-Israel Changzhou Innovation Park, the foreigners learned about various high-tech innovations such as unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous driving technology, and digital medicine, and viewed a concert featuring Chinese and Israeli artists.

Two participants learn to make Suzhou-style mooncakes at the opening ceremony. [Photo/Xinhua Daily]

During the launch ceremony, two participants learned how to make Suzhou-style mooncakes. One of them was Gleb Sanzaro from Australia who was surprised to learn that the wrappers of the cakes are unlike ordinary mooncakes and are very crispy.

Krasnikov Andrei from Russia said he would make a video of the trip and upload it to social media platforms such as YouTube so that more people can find out what Jiangsu has to offer.