The CPAFFC, together with the China National Committee for the Care of Children (CNCCC), hosted the 2nd China-ASEAN Youth Cultural Exchange Festival (CAYCEF) in Beijing and Kangbao county of Hebei province from July 29th to August 4th , 2014. Altogether 300 young delegates participated in the this year’s CAYCEF from 5 provinces or cities in the Chinese mainland and Taiwan as well as from 10 ASEAN countries including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

H.E. Mme Gu Xiulian (President of China-ASEAN Association and Director of CNCCC), Mr. Feng Zuoku (Vice President of CPAFFC), Mrs. Liu Yazhi, Mr. Zu Shuqin(Executive Deputy Directors of CNCCC), H.E. Mr.U Thit Linn Ohn (Ambassador of Myanmar to China), H.E. Mr. Somdy Bounkhoum (Ambassador of the Laos to China), H.E. Mme. Erlinda Basilio (Ambassador of the Philippines to China) and other Chinese and international guests attended the major events of the Festival.

As one of the celebration activities of 2014 ASEAN-China Cultural Exchange Year, the main program of the 2nd CAYCEF includes the followings: 1.The delegates visited the Kangbao county which was located in the grassland and attended the activities of Mini sports games, kite-making and flying, paper-cutting and oat food making.2. The participants visited the Tian’anmen square, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, the National Stadium(Bird Nest), the National Aquatics Center(Water Cute) respectively. 3. The youth delegates made and signed the Kangbanoel Declaration which matched the theme of this year’s CAYCEF “Sharing the Culture,creating the future”. On the opening and closing ceremonies and especially the gala night of the Festival, the youngsters conducted series of colorful performances with their national traditions and ethnic features and exchanged their ideas and thoughts as well.

This year’s festival further the understanding, respect and love to the traditional cultures between the youth of China and ASEAN countries, promoted the mutual affection and learning and injected young vigor to the cooperation, prosperity and development of the regional culture and people-to-people friendship in ASEAN and China.