A group photo of the winners and organizers of 2020 "My China Story" International Short-video Competition. [Photo by Guo Shasha/for chinadaily.com.cn]

A ceremony to celebrate the 2020 "My China Story" International Short-video Competition was held on Thursday in Yantai, Shandong province, to award stories told by foreigners on China and Chinese people.

Organized by China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, the competition collected a total of over 400,000 videos from more than 100 countries and regions and shortlisted 50.

The awarded videos cover topics of discovering China from outside its borders, experiencing China and its development, my favorite Chinese city, stories of me and the Chinese people, foreigners in China, fighting COVID-19 with global cooperation, and poverty alleviation.

Award winners pose for a photo at the site of 2020 "My China Story" International Short-video Competition award ceremony. [Photo by Guo Shasha/for chinadaily.com.cn]