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AimedatdevelopingthefriendshipwithothercountriesandpopularizingtheChineselanguageandculture,wehave,inrecentyears,setupConfuciusInstitutesallovertheworld.ThisnameisaprideoftheChinesepeoplebecauseConfuciuswasafamousthinker,educatorandphilosopherintheirChinesehistory.Rightnowtherearealready54institutescompletedandbytheendofthisyearthenumberwillreach100.itsserviceincludesteachingChineseonline,trainingChineseteachers,providingChinesetextbooks,andintroducingmodernchinawithitstourism,business,aswellasmedicineandacupuncture.Ireallylikepicture1.wearecomingintoChineseyearofgoldpig.Iwasnotborninapigyear,whichisapity.Youknowwhy?IloveZhuBajie,whomofcourseyouknowverywell.Humorousandhuman,heisapopularcharacterinoneoftheChineseclassics.Fatasheis,heisgoodatKungfu.Alittletrickyasheis,hehasakindheart.Heisnotcleverbutalwayshappy.Heisnotrichbutalwayshasbeautifuldreams.Anyway,IthinkIhavealotincommonwithhim.picture2isaluckysignforme!Iwillcertainlytakeitbackhomeandputituponthewallabovemydesk.ThereisanoldChineselegend.Ontheyellowriverthereisadragongateunderwhichtheriverisdeep,thewaterrapid.Everyyearmillionsoffishgothereandtrytojumpoveritbutofcoursefewcouldmakeit.Ifafishcouldswimupstreamandjumpoverit,thefishwouldturnintoadragonflyingfreeintheskyandthroughclouds.Sothepictureisasymbolofpassingimportantexaminationsinmyculture.Iwishmyselfasuccessfulyear!picture3ismyfavorite.Letmeputitthisway.aroosteristhoughttobethefirsttonoticethesunriseandthefirsttoreportthenewstotheworld,right?Sothispictureisactuallyasymbolofthesunrise.AnoldChinesesayinggoes:“planyourdayatdawnandyouryearatspring.”Ithinktheroosteriscallingonpeopletogetreadyfortheiryear’swork.Thisyearisimportantformebecauseentranceexaminationisathand.Iwillurgemyselftoworkharder.Asplendidnewyeariswaitingforme!