International students honored in essay contest

International students in China, who won a prize at the 3rd "My Beautiful Encounter with China" essay competition hosted by Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange, take selfies at an awards ceremony in Beijing, on Dec 20, 2019. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

China launched the third "My Beautiful Encounter with China" essay competition in May, aiming to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and to enhance communications. Participants from more than 80 universities and overseas institutes sent over 670 essays to compete. The selected essays are compiled into a book commemorating the contest, My Beautiful Encounter with China.