On the afternoon of March 28, Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, met with faculty and student representatives from the Chinese Choir of the Burg Gymnasium at Beijing NO.35 High School. This photo captures the warm welcome Peng received upon her arrival at the school’s library. (Photo by Xie Huanchi, Xinhua News Agency)

On the afternoon of March 28, Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, met with faculty and student representatives from the Chinese Choir of the Burg Gymnasium at Beijing NO.35 High School.

On this warm and vibrant spring day, Peng arrived at the school’s library and was greeted with warm welcome from teachers and students.

On the afternoon of March 28, Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, met with faculty and student representatives from the Chinese Choir of the Burg Gymnasium at Beijing NO.35 High School. This is a photo of Peng talking with students from the choir. (Photo by Liu Bin, Xinhua News Agency)

Peng warmly welcomed the teachers and students for their revisit to China, congratulating them on the fruitful achievements of the choir’s decade-long efforts to convey friendship with melodic voices. Thanks to the concerted efforts of all, the choir has become a bridge of cultural exchanges between China and Germany and a shining symbol of the friendship between the two countries. She encouraged the students to unlock the world of the Chinese language with the key of music, appreciate the charming Chinese culture through beautiful melodies, and serve as new-generation envoys of the China-Germany friendship.

Olaf Millmann, President of the Choir Association, thanked Peng for her care and support for the choir, noting that more and more German teenagers have come to know and love China by learning Chinese through songs. They will continue building a bridge of communication through music and Chinese, in an effort to deepen mutual understanding and friendship between German and Chinese teenagers.

The student representatives shared with Peng their progress and experiences and expressed their affection for China in Chinese, expressing their commitment to mastering the language.

On the afternoon of March 28, Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, met with faculty and student representatives from the Chinese Choir of the Burg Gymnasium at Beijing NO.35 High School. This is a group photo of Peng and Chinese and German teenagers. (Photo by Xie Huanchi, Xinhua News Agency)

While talking to the visiting teachers and students, Peng praised the students for their improved Chinese language skills. She believed that the trip will give them a deeper insight into China. She also encouraged the students to share their experiences and feelings of the China trip with their families and friends after their return and continue promoting the Sino-German friendship.

On the afternoon of March 28, Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, met with faculty and student representatives from the Chinese Choir of the Burg Gymnasium at Beijing NO.35 High School. This is a photo of students presenting Peng with an album commemorating the 10-year friendship between Peng and the choir. (Photo by Liu Bin, Xinhua News Agency)

The students presented Peng with a commemorative photo album recording her 10-year friendship with the choir. Peng reciprocated with a Chinese calligraphy work, motivating them to make further progress in their Chinese learning.

On the afternoon of March 28, Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, met with faculty and student representatives from the Chinese Choir of the Burg Gymnasium at Beijing NO.35 High School. This is a photo of Peng enjoying the performance of Chinese and German students singing in chorus. (Photo by Liu Bin, Xinhua News Agency)

The performance of Chinese and German songs was met with enthusiastic applause.

The Chinese Choir of the Burg Gymnasium is a non-profit organization that helps German teenagers to learn Chinese through singing. Committed to promoting people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, the choir works actively to bolster the Sino-German friendship on the linguistic and cultural fronts