The China International Youth Exchange Center (CIYEC) hosted the inaugural China-Vietnam Youth Study Camp alongside the second  session of the 2025  International Youth Salon in Beijing on Feb 24. Approximately 30 Chinese and Vietnamese students participated in a series of cultural exchange activities. These included a Sino-Vietnamese friendship film screening and dubbing, Chinese tea culture appreciation, and traditional paper-cutting display, fostering mutual understanding and strengthening bilateral ties.

Through dubbing for movie on friendship among Chinese and Vietnamese youths and experiencing Chinese tea culture and traditional paper-cutting, approximately 30 Chinese and Vietnamese students participated in a series of cultural exchange activities, fostering mutual understanding and strengthening bilateral ties. The participating students are from Hue University of Foreign Languages, National Economics University of Vietnam, and Hue University of Education, as well as Beijing Foreign Studies University, China Foreign Affairs University, and the University of International Business and Economics.

Participants watched Border Sea, a film depicting the friendly exchanges between Chinese and Vietnamese youths. The film's director Wang Chenliu also shared his inspiration which is the historical bonds of the two nations and the collaborative spirit among the youths. During the interactive session, some Chinese and Vietnam students gave a try on dubbing for one of the classic clips of the film. Theyremarked that the movie vividly illustrated the geographical and cultural affinities between China and Vietnam, deepening their appreciation for the enduring friendship. 

A tea ceremony demonstration captivated the students as a tea artist showcased meticulous skills, from warming tea cups to tea serving. Immersed in the fragrance of tea, they exchanged insights on their respective tea traditions. Truong Công LêHoàng, a Vietnamese student at Guangxi Minzu University, said the cup of tea mirrors the 75-year Vietnam-China friendship, which is warm and mellow. 

During the event, an inheritor of Chinese intangible cultural heritage, paper-cutting, demonstrated the craft’s intricacies. The session featured a striking design: five pandas, IPs of the International Youth Pop Culture Season, holding Vietnam’s national flower, lotus. Awed and inspired, participants crafted their own paper-cutting works under the artist’s guidance, expressing wishes for harmonious friendships between the two countries.  

Participants hailed the event as a catalyst for  enhancing mutual understanding across culture and renewing friendship. Both sides expressed eagerness to expand exchanges across culture and beyond, pledging to jointly compose new chapters in the friendship between the two nations.