Editor’s Note:
At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Japan-China Friendship Center, a 77-member delegation of Chinese university students led by Wang Xiuyun, Vice President of the China-Japan Friendship Association, visited Tokyo, Miyagi and Kyoto from March 4 to 11, 2013. Members of the delegation consisted of students from Peking University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing Normal University, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing Language and Culture University and University of International Relations. The delegation visited a number of famous Japanese universities, had friendly exchanges with Japanese counterparts and went to the earthquake-stricken area in northeastern Japan to learn of post-quake reconstruction. After returning home, members of the delegation wrote articles about their impressions of Japan. We have selected the following two articles for our readers.