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Journey across Pacific forges bond of friendship between Chinese, U.S. teens

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BEIJING: A delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington is visiting China from March 17 to 27, as part of a program dedicated to promoting youth communication and exchanges between the two countries.

The delegation includes students and staff members from the state’s Lincoln High School and Steilacoom High School.

All 24 students in the delegation are visiting China for the first time. During their stay in Beijing, the delegation visited historical landmarks such as the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, and venues for hosting the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The students also visited the campuses of several Chinese schools and participated in cultural activities such as martial arts and fan painting with Chinese peers.

Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington pose for a photo at the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, March 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

 

Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington pose for a photo in front of the Qianqing Gong, or the Palace of Heavenly Purity, at the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington pose for a photo with Bing Dwen Dwen, mascot of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, and Shuey Rhon Rhon, mascot of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, March 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington visit the National Stadium, or the “Bird Nest”, in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington visit the Capital University of Physical Education and Sports in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Members of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington learn fan painting with Chinese students at Tsinghua University High School in Beijing, capital of China, March 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
Chinese students teach a member of a delegation of high school students from the U.S. state of Washington to play Guqin, a traditional Chinese instrument, at Peking University in Beijing, capital of China, March 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
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