African-American youths see the true China

Maiya Byrd, a junior majoring in massmedia art, introduces herself at the opening ceremony on May 15. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

For most of the 20 African American students on the trip, it's their first visit to China.

On Saturday, they played basketball, sang and played instruments, had fun in a color run, which means people throw washable colorful paint on each other while running.