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Invited by Brigham Young University (BYU)-Hawaii of the United States， a 21-member middle school student delegation， organized by the CPAFFC with the aim of enhancing friendship between the Chinese and American students， made a winter camp tour of the United States from January 29 to February 12.

Brigham Young University-Hawaii is a comprehensive undergraduate institution in west U. S.. It has cooperated for years with the CPAFFC in sponsoring middle school student exchange programmes and achieved fruitful results. This was the 13th middle school student delegation the CPAFFC sent to the U. S..

The delegation consisted of students from the Middle School Attached to Renmin University (People’s University). They spent the first five days in BYU-Hawaii， taking English classes including situational dialogue， impromptu speeches， word games， etc. in the morning. The students liked the American teachers’ open and new teaching methods， and saw for themselves the facilities and environment of the American universities. After the morning classes， they returned in groups to their respective host families. The warmth and kindness shown by the host families deeply touched the Chinese students and teachers， who in the short stay of five days forged profound friendship with them. The Chinese students said that they got the feel of speaking English. They enjoyed talking with the local people， introducing themselves and publicizing China.

Apart from the regular English classes， the students visited Hawaii’s Kahuku High School， took a vocal motion lesson together with the local students and established contact with them. Participating in the Gunstock Ranch activities， the students experienced the American-style education and learned the importance of team work through these activities. The students were invited to watch a basketball match between two American universities， visited the Polynesian Cultural Centre， and learned first-hand the life and customs， the living style， social and cultural environment of the United States which were so different from those of China.

Having completed the study programme of the tour， the delegation visited Los Angeles， New York and Washington D.C.. In Los Angeles， the delegation had a dinner together with the teachers and students of a local Chinese school. The Chinese and American students chatted amiably in their second languages and gave each other encouragement. Some Chinese students made short speeches in English， telling their American peers what they saw and heard in the U. S. and their experiences at the BYU-Hawaii. Their speeches drew warm response. Wang Naidong， a Chinese teacher at the local Chinese school who had lived in the United States for over a decade， told the members of the delegation that the overseas Chinese were proud of their motherland. She encouraged the students to study hard and win honour for the country.

Through the various activities， the members of the delegation saw the cultural difference and the gap in science and technology between China and the United States. The visit has broadened their horizons and inspired strong desire in them to learn from other’s strong points to rejuvenate the motherland.