In recent years, with the number of international students in China has increased further, how to enhance the Chinese cultural identity of international students is the key issue in the development of study in China. Based on the international students in universities of Guangdong province as an example, through questionnaire survey and data analysis, we found that scholarship and family background are the important factors that can influence the level of Chinese cultural identity of

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... al students. The level of Chinese cultural identity of male international students is higher than that of female international students, and there is no significant difference in the level of Chinese cultural identity of international students with different degrees. In addition, we focus on international students who from "the Belt and Road" countries and find that this group has a higher level of Chinese cultural identity and presents a "W" type change with the increase of time in China. In order to further improve the quality of international students studying in China, universities should profoundly grasp the "W" type change in the identification level of international students, adopt the mode of differentiated management at different time stages and combine "the Belt and Road" development strategy to promote the connotative development of international students studying in China.