'China Wind' breezes into ROK

A visitor passes by a wall painting showing the Chinese classic The Three Kingdoms well-known throughout the country, Incheon, South Korea, June 28, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]

After South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited China in 2013, the two sides set up a joint committee for cultural exchanges. Under the exchange programs, humanities scholars from the two countries will be invited to conduct one-year joint research on literature and history. Teenagers from the two nations will be invited to sit together for forums and other activities focused on bilateral relations as well as subjects regarding the Northeast Asian region.

A series of seminars on China's foreign policy, politics, economy, diplomacy and culture have been held recently at the Gwanghwamun performance center in downtown Seoul.

The seminars, held by the Sungkyunkwan Institute of Chinese Studies since May, have attracted a great number of audience, including students, scholars, company employees and retirees.

"People in South Korea mostly acquire information about China through the Internet, but such information is sometimes mistaken and full of prejudice," said Lee Heeok, director of the Sungkyunkwan Institute.

"So we decided to hold seminars on China regularly in order to help people here have a better understanding about China," he added.