China visit impresses American youths

Rich and vibrant culture is what has deeply impressed a delegation of high school students from the United States who completed on Tuesday a 10-day trip to China that took them to Guizhou, Sichuan and Shandong provinces.

The delegation of nearly 100 teachers and students from more than 10 high schools in the state of Washington is part of China's initiative to invite 50,000 young people from the US for exchange and study programs in China over a five-year period.

Since the initiative was announced by President Xi Jinping in November in San Francisco, more than 10,000 US teenagers have visited China so far.