Chicago students get a China experience

CHICAGO - The Chinese Cultural Festival, jointly hosted by the Confucius Institute in Chicago and Chicago Public Schools, is a good way for American students to learn about China, CIC director Jane Lu said.

"CIC focuses on promoting the Chinese language and culture in Chicago. There is such a need among CPS students and parents, and CIC is meeting the need. We are actually acting as a window and a bridge," she said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

Lu has been a CPS Chinese language teacher before and remains one after taking up the post of CIC director in 2010.