In Athens, Chinese students revel in all things Greek

ATHENS - In fluent Greek, a Chinese student at the National University of Athens introduces himself as Andreas, a popular Greek name and one that can be easily remembered by any local.

Andreas, or Song Xunhui by his Chinese name, is one of 23 Chinese students who are studying at the National University of Athens.

Hailing from Beijing Foreign Studies University, they are the first ever group of Chinese students attending the Athens university to learn the Greek language, history and culture as part of the joint efforts by Greece and China to build closer cultural relations in recent years.