Since last year, when the One Thousand People Plan was launched by China's Ministry of Culture, more than 200 people from Africa have received training in cultural management here.

The project aims to train 1,000 African officials and others in cultural fields by the end of 2018.

The plan was first advocated by President Xi Jinping to promote comprehensive partnerships between China and Africa.

From martial arts and intangible cultural heritage protection to museum management, the program offers a wide range of choices to trainees.

Before being held in Shenzhen early this month, the sessions were imparted at martial arts schools, art hubs, universities and other cultural institutions in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin, and the provinces of Henan, Liaoning and Sichuan.

The China Cultural Centers in the African countries of Benin, Mauritius, Egypt, Nigeria and Tanzania are holding training sessions, which have attracted more than 200 participants.