01 PREFACE

Cover Story
06 Silk: Chinese thread
14 The conept of the “Belt and Road” in ancient times
18 Taking the “Belt and Road” Route
24 Wang Yiwei: The “Belt and Road Initiative” boosts the common human civilization revival.
26 Ge Jianxiong: The significance of the “Belt and Road Initiative” lies in its spirit.
28 The “Belt and Road Initiative” and the Confucius Institutes

Family letters story
34 Looking back on family letters in China
37 The story of 100 postcards

40 The Window of Confucius Institute Scholarship

The Tao of Cuisine
42 Zhejiang cuisine, a heavenly taste

Old Tao’s Private Kitchen
50 Old Tao’s Private Kitchen—Longjing prawns

Teacher’s Voices
54 A German Lady’s Love of Chinese Paper-cutting

Picture story
58 The Temple Fair, a Chinese style carnival

Walking in China
62 The hutongs of Beijing

Students on Line
68 From foreign English teacher to Chinese language master: My story of growth in China

Around the World
72 Celebrations of Chinese New Year by Confucius Institutes fuel “craze of Year of Monkey”

Readers’ Forum
76 Confucius Institute Student Readers’ Forum Opinion Excerpts

78 Confucius Institute invites contributions

80 Welcome to the Confucius Institute Readers’ Club!