The US Southern California Chinese American Youth Water Polo Team arrived in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, on Monday and started a five-day friendly visit in the southern metropolis.

On Wednesday and Thursday, they will have two Double-Fish Cups matches against the Guangzhou Youth Water Polo Team each day.

They will also join table tennis competitions, experience Lingnan (South China) intangible cultural heritage projects, visit the headquarters of science and technology companies in Guangzhou and the Los Angeles Garden in Yuexiu Park, as well as plant friendship trees with Guangzhou youths.

The visit aims to further develop youth exchanges between China and the United States.

Guangzhou, known as a millennium commercial capital, became a sister city with Los Angeles in 1981.

Over four decades, the two cities have maintained close exchanges and cooperation in various fields of economy, trade, culture, education, and sports.

The US polo team will also visit other cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area after ending the Guangzhou visit.