At the event, a foreign child was drawing flower patterns on traditional Chinese fans under the guidance of a teacher. On June 1st, the "Children's Fun, Children's Joy, Beauty and Harmony" event for Chinese and foreign children to celebrate the 2024 International Children's Day was held in Beijing. This event is hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Soong Ching Ling Foundation of China, and hosted by the Soong Ching Ling Youth Science and Technology Cultural Exchange Center of China. Approximately 400 ambassadors from Argentina, Switzerland, Armenia, Maldives and their children attended the event. Hong Lei, Director General of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed in his speech that he wishes Chinese and foreign children continuous progress and strong growth. I hope that foreign children who come to China to study and live with their parents can have a happy time here and grow into ambassadors of friendship between China and foreign countries in the future. I hope that Chinese and foreign teenagers can deepen communication and become good friends with each other through this activity. Zhang Jiming, Secretary General of the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, stated that children are the future of a country and the hope of the world. Strengthening communication and interaction among young people from various countries is conducive to deepening mutual understanding and promoting mutual learning and mutual learning. During the event, Chinese and foreign children enjoyed traditional Chinese cultural performances such as "co drawing concentric circles", "dragon and horse spirit", and "children's voices and Beijing charm", and worked together to draw under the guidance of their teachers. The children held brushes and soon drew brightly colored flowers on traditional Chinese fans. Agricultural Counselor Ma Mingyi of the South African Embassy in China took his child to participate in this event. "The carefully arranged traditional Chinese cultural programs are very exciting, opening a window for a deeper understanding of Chinese culture." Ma Mingyi said that South African and Chinese youth interacted warmly during the activities, allowing the traditional friendship between the two countries to be passed down from generation to generation. In recent years, South Africa and China have continued to deepen cultural exchanges and cooperation, further consolidating the special friendship between their comrades and brothers, and promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples for generations. The attending guests also experienced traditional Chinese culture such as traditional Chinese medicine and printing and dyeing together, appreciated tea ceremony and guqin performances brought by Chinese youth, and experienced traditional Chinese tea making techniques. Indonesian Ambassador to China, Jet Pei, participated in the event with his whole family. He told reporters, "Chinese children are very professional in both instrument performances and tea ceremonies. We are pleased to see the efforts made by the younger generation of China to inherit traditional culture." Jet Pei said that in recent years, Indonesia and China have carried out many exchanges in the field of culture and art, providing important ways for the two peoples to deepen mutual understanding and creating a lot of opportunities. I hope that the two countries can further strengthen cultural exchanges and continuously deepen friendship. (Lai Xin She)