NEWS FROMTHE HEADQUARTERS
06 President Xi Jinping Witnesses the Signing Ceremony for the Establishment of the Confucius Institute at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
08 US First Lady Michelle Obama Visits the Confucius Classroom at Yu Ying Public Charter School
09 Confucius Institute Chinese Director Zhang Xiaozhen Awarded The 2013 Brilliance of China – People of the Year for Disseminating Chinese Culture
11 Hanban Showcase in Paris Expolangues Sparked Another “Chinese Fever”
SPECIAL FOCUS
12 The Road to Chinese Studies Experiences of Confucius China Studies Program Doctoral Students in China
PEOPLE
18 The “Iron Lady”‘s Love for Chinese An interview with Madam Irina Khaleeva, Rector of Moscow State Linguistic University
COVER STORY
26 Lanterns of Terracotta Warriors Lit up the 10th Anniversary Celebrations
LIFESTYLE
32 Lianghui: A Celebration of “Chinese-Style Democracy”
TEACHER VOICES
38 Teaching Chinese Language in Thailand
42 Starting fromZero
AROUND THE WORLD
46 Picture News
GLOBAL DIGEST
50 China Now World’s No.3 Education Hub
51 The Chinese Flooding the Coutryside to Experience a Bona Fide Lunar New Year
52 Villages and Folkways Disappearing in Urbanization
55 China Is Listed the Best Working Destination
TRANSCENDING TIMES
56 Chinese Cloisonné: A Beauty of 700 Years
VIEW OF CHINA
64 ALao Wai Studying in China
68 My Roots in China
HANDICRAFT WORKSHOP
72 DIY: How to Make a Cute Clay Panda out of Plasticine
CHINESE CLASS
76 Find out Idioms
77 Chinese Idiom Story
77 Joke
