Four second-level students will be walking the Great Wall and speaking the native tongue in China over the next fortnight.

Irish students will attend marital arts and origami classes as part of one of the country’s largest ever student exchange trips to China.

There has been huge demand for Chinese lessons since Ireland began increasing the number of trade missions to the Far East.

A PRESTIGIOUS award bestowed upon University College Cork could help fund a dedicated centre for Chinese culture and language on campus.