CHINA STUDY TOUR IMPRESSES VIETNAMESE YOUTHS

Project set to strengthen the friendship between the two countries

It was a tearful farewell at Friendship Gate in Pingxiang, southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, as 75 Vietnamese youth representatives hugged their Chinese counterparts and staff members of the receiving party. The visitors were set to return home after finishing a weeklong educational study tour of the region and the neighboring Guangdong province.

The group visited several of China's "Red tourism" sites — locations with historical and cultural significance for the Communist Party of China — in Guangxi, which borders Vietnam, and Guangdong.

They also visited universities, an e-commerce livestreaming base and some cross-border scenic spots. They experienced the process of making Chinese traditional artworks of tie-dye, and shook hands with humanoid robots.