The sixth edition of "My China Album" — which records Americans' experiences in China — is about to be released online and offline.

The latest installment includes four short video episodes and a video feature collectively themed "My China Footprints".

Editor's note: The sixth edition of "My China Album" — which records Americans' experiences in China — is about to be released online and offline.

The latest version includes four short video episodes and a video featuring a deep dive into the heart of China, exploring its long history, modern life, and inviting policy, as well as people-to-people exchanges between the US and China.

Here is a brief introduction of the stories featured in the new edition of the video series.

As a bridge of emotional communication, people-to-people exchanges are crucial to enhancing mutual understanding and trust between countries. Looking back, such exchanges and interactions between China and the United States have never been interrupted, and the stories of China-US cooperation have become more vivid from generation to generation. Themed "My Impressions of China - 100 Stories of China-US Friendship", the fifth edition of the "My China Album" video series comprises 12 episodes from the perspectives of music, film, tea, kung fu, animal protection and more, recording the important moments and touching exchanges between China and the United States and demonstrating the interactions and profound friendship between the two peoples.

China and the United States have only the responsibility to jointly uphold peace, and no single reason to incite confrontation, Beijing's top envoy in Washington said on Thursday.

"China is willing to be a friend and partner of the United States," said Ambassador Xie Feng. "In the era of war, we fought side by side; in the era of peace, we should also be each other's partner."

The awards ceremony and story-sharing event for the fifth edition of "My China Album" was held Thursday at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC. As one of the 17 winners, John Smagula, the assistant dean of the law school at Temple University in Philadelphia, said that tea culture can enhance China-US relations. Here is what else he had to say.

The Chinese embassy in the US hosted the fifth My China Album Award Ceremony and Story Sharing Event on Thursday. Joshua Chiatovich, a kung fu practitioner, was one of the 17 honorees. He said, "I think that events like this need to happen more and more. I think that America and China, my personal belief is that the thing that connects people is culture."

The awards ceremony and story-sharing event for the fifth edition of "My China Album" was held Thursday at the Chinese embassy in Washington DC. As one of the 17 winners, Steve Blake, who is enthusiastic about China's environmental protection efforts, said that "(this event) connects our two countries more."

Here is what else he had to say.

The fifth edition of "My China Album", which features 12 video episodes collectively themed around "My Impressions of China-100 Stories of China-US Friendship", will be celebrated on Thursday at the Chinese embassy in the United States.

Highlighting people-to-people exchanges over the years, the video collection reveals heartwarming anecdotes, captures moments of historical significance, and tells tearjerking stories of wartime comradeship.

Pandas have long been envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples. Experts from the National Zoo in Washington and the San Diego Zoo were recently interviewed by China Daily. They witnessed that over the years, Chinese and American scientists have worked together to achieve fruitful accomplishment in giant panda conservation cooperation and research.

Steve Blake was born in Oklahoma, US, and he has lived in China for more than 17 years and actively involved in China's environmental and animal protection causes. Blake told China Daily that he has witnessed the huge amount of resources and manpower China has invested in environmental governance and animal protection, as well as the fruitful results achieved.

Blake said that his career and life experience in China shaped who he is now, and he hopes to help promote mutual understanding between the Chinese and American people, which he believes is needed the most now.

John Li, a Chinese American youth, has harbored a profound interest in photography since his childhood. Throughout his growth, he has consistently used his camera to explore and document the world around him. His lens serves as a bridge, ingeniously transforming plots from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds into stories that evoke emotional resonance. Li told China Daily in a recent interview that storytelling through film transcends national and linguistic barriers, conveying universal emotions that connect people from different countries.

Winston Lord is an American diplomat and US ambassador to China in the late 1980s. In 1972, he followed then-US president Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, assistant to the US president for national security affairs, to pay a historic visit to China and became the only American witness to the meeting with Chairman Mao besides Nixon and Kissinger.

Over the years, Lord has witnessed and participated in the development of US-China relations. He recently told China Daily that the bilateral relations are about global stability and prosperity, and the two countries should strengthen cooperation for the benefit of each other and the world.

The story of Kuliang embodies the friendship and caring between the Chinese and American people. "It's (about) peace, friendship, love, understanding and respect," Elyn Maclnnis, researcher and expert on Kuliang's history and culture, said in a recent interview with China Daily as she recalled her family's four generations of love for China. Kuliang is located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, in East China's Fujian province. Since the 1880s, many Western expatriates, including missionaries, doctors and businesspeople, have gone to live in Kuliang. They formed a deep friendship with local residents.

Watch the "My China Album" video series to understand the friendship and historical interaction between the peoples of China and the United States!

A modest house in Muscatine, Iowa, serves to tell a heartwarming story spanning almost four decades — that of the enduring friendship between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the people of the Midwestern city. Explore the enduring bonds – from a modest 1985 visit to a recent reunion in San Francisco – that inspired President Xi to invite 50,000 American youths to China, shaping the future of Sino-American relations.

During World War II, US General Claire Lee Chennault of the Army Air Corps led American volunteers in an effort to fortify China's resistance, forming the renowned Flying Tigers. Chennault trained both Chinese and American pilots, who fought side by side against the Japanese invaders. Together, the flyers made vital contributions to the victory in World War II.

President Xi Jinping remarked, "The Chinese people never forget the Flying Tigers."

The story about Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington, is themed around youth exchanges and collaboration between China and the United States. When President Xi Jinping visited the school in 2015, he extended an invitation to 100 Lincoln High students to visit China. In 2016, the first group from the high school took an 11-day trip to China, a prelude to a robust, continuous friendship between the young generations.

Recently, two American Chinese-language enthusiasts shared their stories with China Daily about learning Chinese and participating in the "Chinese Bridge" competition in China. Kaia Bursell, a seventh grader in Minnesota, aspires to be a communicator, disseminator and a future bridge between Chinese and American cultures. Brendan Bakker, a college student in Utah, motivates himself to learn Chinese with the belief that "where there's a will, there's a way". Their stories illuminate the limitless potential and passion of the younger generation in learning Chinese and in facilitating Sino-American cultural exchange.

At the top of Emei Mountain and beyond, the fog-covered peaks below unfold like pages of a book.

Emei Mountain, in Sichuan province, has been a historic hub for martial arts training and competition due to its treacherous terrain. Over time, martial artists have gathered there for exchanges and sparring, making it a significant venue for martial arts competitions.

Follow the remarkable journeys of Li Ning (Clint Liddick) and Zijun Qiao (Josh Chiatovich), who are driven by their shared passion for Chinese martial arts. Li's dedication to kung fu and immersion in Chinese culture in San Jose, California, and Zijun's transformative experience from Detroit to China exemplify the power of cultural exchange.