Children sing a Chinese song during the events celebrating the 2022 United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, France, April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
President of the 41st UNESCO General Conference Santiago Mourao (L) addresses the events celebrating the 2022 United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, France, April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
(220421) -- DAKAR, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Senegalese student reads a poem during an event celebrating the 2022 United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day at the Confucius Institute of the University of Dakar in Dakar, Senegal, April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)
Representatives from permanent delegations to UNESCO pose for a group photo during the events celebrating the 2022 United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, France, April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
(220421) -- LISBON, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows an event marking the United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day in Lisbon, Portugal. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua/Wen Xinnian)
Participants perform during the events celebrating the 2022 United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, France, April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Tamara Siamashvili, chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO, addresses the events celebrating the 2022 United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, France, April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
An artist performs during the events celebrating the 2022 United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, France, April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
(220421) -- DAKAR, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Senegalese student performs Chinese Kungfu during an event celebrating the 2022 United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day at the Confucius Institute of the University of Dakar in Dakar, Senegal, April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua/Wang Zizheng)
Representatives from permanent delegations to UNESCO write Chinese calligraphy during the events celebrating the 2022 United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, France, April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
(220421) -- WAKISO, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese language instructor teaches a Chinese language class during an event marking the United Nations (UN) Chinese Language Day in Wakiso, Central Region, Uganda, April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)