Participants share their experiences in China at the Chinese embassy in Washington on Saturday. CHEN MENGTONG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
The Chinese embassy in Washington hosted an evening celebrating youth friendship and "pickleball diplomacy" on Saturday, with the premiere of a documentary following a trip by US students to China during Spring Festival earlier this year.
The event brought together about 200 US students, their families, teachers and guests. In the pre-event warm-up activities, participants tried on traditional Chinese outfits such as hanfu and viewed photo exhibitions. They also tried their hand at zongzi by carefully folding bamboo leaves and filling them with sticky rice and dates.
Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng delivered remarks at the event emphasizing the role of sports in building connections.
He said that through pickleball, youth in China and the US have developed a sincere friendship. They learned from each other and experienced an open China, connecting with one another and building bridges of communication.
