"China's ancient Sage is helping the country propagate its language and culture abroad. An institute named after him is sowing the seeds of better understanding and better communication with the world. Mike Peters and Zhang Chunyan take a closer look.
Close your eyes and try to imagine Confucius as a young man. That may be a tough picture to conjure up since the most famous images of the iconic philosopher feature a wispy white beard and an age-lined face that reflect a long life of accumulated wisdom. A young Confucius? It's easier to imagine Genghis Khan in short pants. But there's not a gray hair to be found on the face of Confucius today. His modern visage is young, usually 20-something and numbers in the thousands. They are the bright-eyed legion of Hanban, the nonprofit public agency that administers the Confucius Institute worldwide, adventurers as eager to see the world as China is to send them."
Close your eyes and try to imagine Confucius as a young man. That may be a tough picture to conjure up since the most famous images of the iconic philosopher feature a wispy white beard and an age-lined face that reflect a long life of accumulated wisdom. A young Confucius? It's easier to imagine Genghis Khan in short pants. But there's not a gray hair to be found on the face of Confucius today. His modern visage is young, usually 20-something and numbers in the thousands. They are the bright-eyed legion of Hanban, the nonprofit public agency that administers the Confucius Institute worldwide, adventurers as eager to see the world as China is to send them."
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