Fanyi, Cal State school sign academic pact

XI'AN: Students at Xi'an Fanyi University are still talking with excitement about a partnership between their school and California State University at San Bernardino in the United States, even though the signing ceremony to mark the bond was held on December 17 in the capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province.

Dr William Aguilar, vice president of the California university, and his colleagues arrived in Xi'an after flying from the US for their sole destination - a ceremonial signing with Ding Zuyi, founder and president of Xi'an Fanyi University.

Under the agreement, Fanyi will set up a Confucius Institute at the San Bernardino school to teach Chinese language, literature and culture.