NEWS FROM THE HEADQUARTERS
Liu Yandong Attends the Awarding Cereomy of the Fifth “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for International Students in China
2012 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa Held in South Africa
2012 Joint Conference of European Confucius Institutes Held in Austria
2012 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Ibero-America Held in Brazil
Grand Final of 11th “Chinese Bridge” – Chinese Proficiency Competitionfor Foreign College Students Comes to an End
2012 Roundtable of the Council of the Confucius Institute Headquarters Held in Fujian Province “Innovation and Development: Cultivation and Training of International Chinese Language Teachers”
The 11th International Conference on Chinese Language Teaching Held in Xi’an
I Sing Beijing Concert of Famous Chinese and Foreign Operas and Songs Grandly Held at the National Centre for the Performing Arts 2012 Pre-service Training Courses for Confucius Institute
Chinese Director Held in Dalian
MOU Signed Between Hanban and CBSE
SPECIAL FOCUS
Affection with Chinese Language Opens “My China Dream”
– Sidelights on the 11th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students
DIRECTORS’ FORUM
Comparison on Cultural Differences Between Spanish-Speaking Countries and China
Directors’ Forum of Confucius Institutes in Spanish-Speaking Countries
PEOPLE
Use ‘History as a Mirror’ and Build a Bridge of Communication
— An Interview with Alistair Michie, Honorary Secretary of 48 Group Club, UK
TEACHERS’ VOICES
Youthful Days & Exquisite Days
AROUND THE WORLD
Picture News
FAX FROM OVERSEAS
Language Offers a Clue to Countries’ Economic Behavior Global Maxims In an Endless Loop of Noodles
Chinese Language Gaining Favor in Ireland
LIFESTYLE
Golden Week
– The Chinese Holidays
CULTURE
Taichichuan: Millennium-old Martial Arts Legend
TRAVEL
Wudang Mountain: The Unmatched Sceneries
PICTURE STORY
Emergence of Japanese Monkey King
TRANSCENDING TIMES
Living Fossil in the History of Printing — Woodblock Printing
VIEWS OF CHINA
Unchanged Kindness of Chinese People Significant Experience of Life in China
HANDICRAFT WORKSHOP
Learn to Paint Facial Makeup
CHINESE CLASS
Crossword
Jokes
Hot Words
Connecting Pictures and Expressions
INFORMATION
Schedule for 2012 Chinese Tests