US students explore China

Two-week visit opens a window for American youths to experience nation

Dozens of college students from the United States recently embarked on a journey to discover China, attending lectures from experts and joining cultural tours during a two-week visit to learn more about the country.

Fifteen students and teachers from Indiana University of Pennsylvania were scheduled to visit technology companies such as Xiaomi, experience Chinese culture in Beijing and Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, and attend lectures about Sino-US relations at Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Most of the students haven't been to China before, and expressed excitement about traveling around what is, for many of them, the first Asian country they have ever visited.