China News Service, Beijing, March 28. On the afternoon of March 28, Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, met with representatives of teachers and students of the German KDU Chinese Chorus who were visiting China at Beijing No. 35 Middle School.
In March, Beijing is full of life and spring flowers are blooming. Peng Liyuan came to the school academy and was warmly welcomed by teachers and students.
Peng Liyuan extended a warm welcome to the teachers and students of the KDU Chinese Choir for their second visit to China, and congratulated the choir on its ten years of persistence in conveying friendship through singing and its fruitful achievements. Peng Liyuan said that with the joint efforts of everyone, the choir has built a bridge for cultural exchanges between China and Germany and has become a bright business card of China-Germany friendship. I hope that students will use the golden key of music to unlock the new world of Chinese, feel the charm of Chinese culture in beautiful melodies, and become the new generation of envoys of China-Germany friendship.
Milmann, chairman of the Choir Association, thanked Peng Liyuan for her continued concern and support for the choir. He said that through "Singing to Learn Chinese", more and more German teenagers understand and love China, and they will continue to actively build a bridge of exchange between music and Chinese. Continuously enhance mutual understanding and friendship between German and Chinese young people.
The student representatives of the choir reported to Peng Liyuan in Chinese on their studies and experiences, as well as their love for China, and expressed that they would continue to work hard to learn Chinese well.
Peng Liyuan interacted cordially with teachers and students, praised the students for speaking Chinese better and better, expressed her belief that this trip to China will further deepen their understanding of China, and encouraged the students to share their experiences and feelings in China with their family and friends after returning home. , continue to write good stories about China-Germany friendship.
The students of the choir presented Peng Liyuan with a commemorative photo album recording the 10 years of friendly exchanges between Peng Liyuan and the choir. Peng Liyuan presented a piece of Chinese calligraphy to the students, encouraging them to make continuous progress in learning Chinese and reach a higher level.
The students sang Chinese and German songs together and received warm applause.
KDU Chinese Choir is a non-profit public welfare organization that carries out "sing and learn Chinese" activities for German teenagers. It aims to promote people-to-people exchanges between China and Germany and is actively committed to enhancing the friendship between the two countries in the fields of language and culture. (over)