Students dance during a class break at the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, May 8, 2024. [People's Daily Online/Su Yingxiang]

Founded in 2004, the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, capital of Hungary is the first full-time public school in Central and Eastern Europe that uses Chinese and the local language for instruction.

For nearly two decades, the school has nurtured students who are familiar with and love Chinese culture and has built a bridge of friendship between China and Hungary.

In 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping replied to a letter from the students of the school. He encouraged Hungarian youths to learn more about China and become envoys of China-Hungary friendship.

Students have a class at the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, May 8, 2024. [People's Daily Online/Su Yingxiang]

Ruan Wenying, a Chinese teacher, instructs students during a class at the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, May 8, 2024. [People's Daily Online/Su Yingxiang]

Photo shows a textbook of the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary. [People's Daily Online/Su Yingxiang]

A student writes Chinese characters during a class at the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, May 8, 2024. [People's Daily Online/Su Yingxiang]

Photo shows Chinese characters hanging on a wall of a classroom at the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary. [People's Daily Online/Su Yingxiang]

Photo shows a piece of Chinese calligraphy work hanging on a wall of the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary. [People's Daily Online/Su Yingxiang]

Students walk out of their classroom at the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, May 8, 2024. [People's Daily Online/Su Yingxiang]

(Source: People's Daily Online)