NEWS FROMTHE HEADQUARTERS
06 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Witness Signing of Agreements for the Establishment of Three Confucius Institutes in Brazil
07 Liu Yunshan Attended Activities in Confucius Institute at University College Dublin, Ireland
08 Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao Attended 2014 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa and Ground Breaking Ceremony for China-aided Confucius Institute Project at the University of Zambia and Talked with Students of the Confucius Institute at St. Petersburg State University, Russia
09 Vice-Premier Liu Yandong Attended Inauguration Ceremony for the Confucius Institute at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and Held Round-table Discussions with Representatives of Confucius Institutes from CEE Countries at University of Zagreb 10 2014 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Asia Held in Indonesia 11 Director General of Hanban Mdm Xu Lin Awarded Madagascar’s National Medal of Honor
12 “Chinese Bridge” Summer Camp for Secondary School Students Begin A thousand British and American Students Start Their Chinese Cultural Trip
13 Understanding China: the 2014 EU Officials Study Tour Begins in Beijing
14 Academy for Confucius Institute Directors Breaks Ground
15 Over 140 Foreign Confucius Institute Directors AttendWorkshop in China
16 170 Confucius Institute Chinese Directors Trained in Chongqing and Ready for Their Appointments in Over 60 Countries
17 Advanced Workshop on Culture and the Sustainable Development of International Chinese Language Education Opens in Beijing
DIRECTORS’ FORUM
18 How to Carry out Excellent Academic Activities? part II
PEOPLE
28 Starting with Culture in the Football Kingdom —An Interview with Prof. Luís Antonio Paulino, Chief Consultant of the Ministry of Sports (Brazil) and Brazilian Director of the Confucius Institute
LIFE STYLE
36 No leftovers: The “Clear Your Plate” Campaign in China
TEACHERS’ VOICES
40 Peking Opera Fascinating Japan
VIEWS OF CHINA
44 From Imagination to Obsession —Falling in Love with China on a First Trip
AROUND THEWORLD
48 Picture News
GLOBAL DIGEST
50 China not at World Cup, but They’re Still Football-crazy
51 Chinese Food – The Path to Internationalization
52 Chinese Culture, Casting off its Labels
THE TAO OF CUISINE
54 Delights of Shandong Cuisine
PICTURE NEWS
62 Let the Soul Bloom —A Story of Dancer Amy
TRANSCENDING TIMES
68 Chinese Lacquer-ware: Past and Present Handicraft Workshop
74 Eight-treasure Tea Served in a Lidded Tea Bowl
CHINESE CLASS
76 Puzzles, Joke, Connection, Buzz Words
