From learning Chinese and singing Chinese songs to performing a Chaoshan Yingge dance,  Chinese culture is finding its way into the lives of young people in Kyrgyzstan.

At the Confucius Institute at Kyrgyz National University in Bishkek, CGTN reporter Li Jingjing met young Kyrgyz students who are learning Chinese and exploring different aspects of Chinese culture.

Alongside cultural exchanges, growing China-Kyrgyzstan economic ties, investment and connectivity, including the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, are also bringing the two countries closer and fueling greater interest in China.