Lieu Linh Chuyen poses for a photo at the Mount Huangshan scenic spot in East China's Anhui province, July 19, 2016.[Photo by Jiang Wanjuan/Chinaculture.org]

"The program is very well organized. We had lectures, visited museums and tried local food, including Peking Duck. I especially enjoyed the lectures, because they were taught by very high-profile Chinese professors, such as Zhang Bo and Cao Wen. I had read a lot about them in Vietnam, but it was very different experience to listen to their lectures in person. We discussed lexicology, linguistics and Sinology. I think it was their rich experience that made the lessons very clear and interesting. During the lectures, we had Sinologists from different countries attending, so we could also learn from each other and exchange our experiences in studying and teaching Chinese. After English, Chinese is the second language that most college students in Vietnam select. As more Vietnamese learn Chinese, it is also important for us to improve our knowledge of China."