Published: 10:07, March 30, 2024 | Updated: 10:07, March 30, 2024
​American youths' amazing encounter with Chinese culture
By Xinhua

High school students from the US state of Washington experience China's school life at Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, March 25, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - During the 11 days from March 17, a group of 24 American high school students visited Beijing and other Chinese cities as part of the exchange and study program that would invite 50,000 American youths to China over the next five years.

High school students from the US state of Washington practice Tai Chi, on Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in Hubei province, March 22, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

High school students from the US state of Washington visit Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in Hubei province, March 22, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

A high school student from the US state of Washington (right) poses with her brush calligraphy work for a photo with a local student, at Zhixin High School in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, March 24, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

High school students from the US state of Washington experience China's school life at Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, March 25, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

High school students from the US state of Washington visit Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in Hubei province, March 22, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

High school students from the US state of Washington learn the traditional "fist and palm" salute on Wudang Mountain, a sanctuary for the Taoism martial art, in Hubei province, March 22, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

High school students from the US state of Washington try paper-cutting at Zhixin High School in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, March 24, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

High school students from the US state of Washington and students from Shenzhen Nanshan Foreign Language Senior High School plant trees at Qianhai Bay in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, March 25, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

A high school student from the US state of Washington poses for a photo in traditional Chinese attire at Zhixin High School in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, March 24, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

High school students from the US state of Washington watch a chef making dessert at the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, March 24, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)