Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c17.s1.109

v2.c17.s1.109

• January, China participated in the International Film Festival of India, Bangalore. Feature film *Xiao Hua* (Floret), *Bai Qiuen Dai Fu* (Dr. Bethune) and *Da Lang Tao Sha* (Mighty Waves Crashing on a Sandy Shore), and documentaries *Shen Qi de Chang Jiang Yuan* (The Mystical Source of Yangtze River) and *Chun Lei* (Spring Thunder) were the Chinese entries.
• March, on the invitation of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Vice Agricultural Minister of China, Liu Xigeng led a Chinese delegation on a visit to Punjab, India.
• March, on the invitation of the Chinese National Sports Commission, one trainer from India's National Institute of Sports participated in the "athletics instructor training course" held in China
• May, Chinese table-tennis delegation headed by Li Furong visited New Delhi on the invitation of Table Tennis Association of India after participating in the Fifth Asian Table Tennis Championships at Calcutta.
• May, Prof. V. T. Gupta of the Punjab University visited China and inspected the Himalayan geography.
• June, Director of the East China Water Institute, Yan Kai participated in the UN International Hydrological Programme (IHP) - Asian Hydrological Data Exchange Meeting held at New Delhi.
• June, Indian film personality, G. Anand visited China on the invitation of the China Film Import and Export Corporation.
• October, Chinese dancers Zhang Jun and Liu Youlan came to India on an Indian Government scholarship programme to learn Indian classical dance.