Lisbon prepares for Xi visit

The Portuguese capital of Lisbon is gearing up for a state visit by President Xi Jinping on Dec 3 and 4.

On a sunny Monday morning on the University of Lisbon campus, some 100 people attended an opening of the Wisdom of Confucius cultural exhibit. The show displays 60 photos about Confucius' life, the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong province, and the philosopher's impact on the world as well as on the development of his native Shandong province.

Joao Bonacho Martins, a senior majoring in language and literature at the University of Lisbon, was taking in the photos on show. He has studied Chinese for four years and enrolled in the Confucius Institute last year.