Dietfurt is known as the "Bavarian China" (German: Bayerisch China,[3]simplified Chinese: 巴伐利亚的中国; traditional Chinese: 巴伐利亞的中國; pinyin: Bāfálìyà de Zhōngguó),[4] Chinese culture is the theme for Carnival in Dietfurt, and the city promotes other Chinese cultural activities such as courses in Qigong.