Dinar Aniwar deeply felt the charm and power of technology as she visited Harbin Institute of Technology — her first stop during an ongoing trip to the capital of Heilongjiang province.

"The rich exhibits in the institute's museum, ranging from architectural models to historical pictures, from original academic works to rare textbooks, and from sophisticated laboratory instruments to aerospace models, all showcase its profound heritage and scientific strength," said the 14-year-old student, a member of the Kazakh ethnic group, from Beitun township in Altay prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

"We shuttled through the exhibits as if traveling through the river of history, engaging in a cross-temporal dialogue with the glorious achievements of HIT."

On Monday evening, an airplane carrying 41 students from various ethnic groups, including Han, Kazakh, Uygur, Hui and Salar, arrived in Harbin, marking the first Altay study exc