A guest smiles as a local girl performs Chinese Lion Dance during the open-house reception for 2018 Chinese Government Scholarship recipients and their family members at Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, the United States, Aug. 16, 2018. An open-house reception was held here on Thursday evening for 2018 Chinese Government Scholarship recipients and their family members. Aiming to promote mutual-understanding, cooperation and exchanges in various fields between China and other countries, the Chinese government has set up a series of scholarship programs to sponsor international students, teachers and scholars to come study and conduct research at Chinese universities. (Xinhua/Li Ying)