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The Story of the Stone: the best book you've never heard of The death of the elderly Chinese scholar Zhou Ruchang draws attention to a startling fact: that China’s greatest work of literature, the 18th-century novel Dream of the Red Chamber, on which Professor Zhou was an acknowledged – and somewhat obsessive – expert, is still virtually unknown in the English-speaking world. And yet a complete and highly readable English translation has been available in Penguin Classics for nearly 30 years.

2010年重庆工商学院趣味英语角成功举办

2010年11月16日晚上7点，由外语学院举办的趣味英语角在图书馆门前成功举办。

CCTV第五届汉语大赛上海选手赛况展示

上海选手集体照

[Chinese Instrument] 箫 — xiāo

Xiao The xiao (simplified Chinese: 箫; pinyin: xiāo) is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. It is generally made of dark brown bamboo (called "purple bamboo" in Chinese). It is also sometimes (particularly in Taiwan) called dòngxiāo (simplified Chinese: 洞箫; traditional Chinese: 洞簫), dòng meaning "hole."

[Chinese Instrument] 笙 — Shēnɡ

笙 — Shēng The Chinese sheng (Chinese: 笙; Pinyin shēng) is a mouth-blown free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes.

第11届“汉语桥”世界大学生中文比赛活动方案

一、活动名称中文名称：第十一届“汉语桥”世界大学生中文比赛

中国驻以色列大使出席以色列地区“汉语桥”比赛

高燕平大使向一等奖选手颁奖高燕平大使（二排左六）与获奖选手和评委合影留念

2012年意大利“汉语桥”赛事精彩落幕汉语热再升温

陈国友代办为一等奖获得者李维颁奖出席活动的中外方院长、选手在青铜雕像“孔子问道于老子”前合影留念

[Chinese Instrument] 古筝 — Gǔzhēnɡ

古筝 — Gǔzhēnɡ The guzheng (Chinese: 古箏; pinyin: gǔzhēng) is a Chinese plucked zither. It has 18-23 or more strings and movable bridges.

[Chinese Instrument] 古琴 — Gǔqín

古琴 — Gǔqín The guqin (simplified: 古琴; pinyin: gǔqín; literally "ancient stringed instrument") is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family. It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favored by scholars and literati as an instrument of great subtlety and refinement, as highlighted by the quote "a gentleman does not part with his qin or se (two ancient instruments) without good reason,"as well as being associated with the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius. It is sometimes referred to by the Chinese as "the father of Chinese music" or "the instrument of the sages".