Students of the Perm sports school took part in football matches in Qingdao, Perm’s partner city
Young Perm citizens visited excursions and had joint trainings with students from Qingdao.
As a part of the visit pupils of the Perm sports school of Olympic reserve “Zvezda” (which means “star” in Russian) competed with students from China/ In total students from Perm and China played four games in 8x8 format. Perm football players won each single match. Apart from the games, students from Perm took part in several excursions, attended a water light show, had several joint training sessions and participated in the Qingdao school flag-raising ceremony. In addition students acquaint their Chinese peers with Russian culture and traditions.
In September, the Mayor of Perm Eduard Sosnin visited Qindgao with official delegation. As a part of the visit, representatives of the headmasters of Perm School №22 and School №66 in Qingdao signed a roadmap following the Agreement on Cooperation signed earlier this year.
Perm has a strong connection with the city of Qingdao. This city is in top ten most rapidly developing cities in China. The history of friendship between Perm and Qingdao counts more than 20 years.