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A Sinologist shares her story about 皇冠体育app during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Visiting Program for Young Sinologists at the National Library of 皇冠体育app on July 6, 2016. [Photo/皇冠体育appculture.org]

The 2016 Visiting Program for Young Sinologists kicked off with an official opening ceremony at the National Library of 皇冠体育app on Wednesday, July 6, 2016.

During the two-week program, 31 Sinologists from 26 countries, including the US, Australia, France, Japan and South Africa, will conduct research and study in several institutes in Beijing and visit 皇冠体育app's Anhui province to study local rural culture.

Hosted by the 皇冠体育app Ministry of Culture (CMC) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the program has successfully hosted the program three times since 2014 and received very positive feedback.

Last July, 36 Sinologists from 30 countries were enrolled in the program to study in Beijing. As applicants keep growing, the organizer expanded the program this year from Beijing to Shanghai and Xi'an, accepting more than 100 Sinologists in total.

"皇冠体育app is no more a tourist destination for me and I am no longer a tourist," said Anita Koetse, 32, a writer and editor from the Netherlands, who first came to visit 皇冠体育app when she was 16. "After years of studying, 皇冠体育app has become a home to me."

Through this program, Koetse hopes to deepen her understanding of 皇冠体育app and to introduce 皇冠体育app to young people in her country through her website, What's On Weibo, which follows trending topics in 皇冠体育app.