International students in China, who won a prize at the 3rd "My Beautiful Encounter with China" essay competition hosted by Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange, take selfies at an awards ceremony in Beijing, on Dec 20, 2019. (Photos: chinadaily.com.cn)

Top prize winners, Yulia Ipatenkova (first from right) from Russia, Ahood Ali Mashalla Rashwan (second from right) from Egypt and Yamakawa Yuri (second from left) from Japan are presented with certificates at an awards ceremony in Beijing, Dec 20, 2019.

Hoang Thi Huyen from Vietnam shows the book, My Beautiful Encounter with China, at an awards ceremony in Beijing, Dec 20, 2019.

International students, who won a prize at the 3rd "My Beautiful Encounter with China" essay competition, take group photos at an awards ceremony in Beijing, on Dec 20, 2019.