
Xu Lin (L), Director-General of Chinese Language Council or Hanban and Chief Executive of Confucius Institute Headquarters, presents the plaque of the Confucius Institute to the Confucius Institute at the University of Florence in Italy's Bologna on June 7, 2013. Heads of 72 Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms in 19 countries and regions in Europe gathered in Italy's Bologna on Friday for the 2013 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes, held from June 7 to 9. (Xinhua)

Xu Lin, Director-General of Chinese Language Council or Hanban and Chief Executive of Confucius Institute Headquarters, speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2013 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Europe, in Italy's Bologna on June 7, 2013. Heads of 72 Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms in 19 countries and regions in Europe gathered in Italy's Bologna on Friday for the 2013 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes, held from June 7 to 9. (Xinhua)

Representatives of China and Italy sign cooperation documents in Italy's Bologna on June 7, 2013. Heads of 72 Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms in 19 countries and regions in Europe gathered in Italy's Bologna on Friday for the 2013 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes, held from June 7 to 9. (Xinhua)