What is the Confucius Institute in Xi 'an?

Xi 'an Confucius Institute is a non-profit social welfare organization.

Xi 'an Confucius Institute is a cultural exchange institution established by the Office of the National Leading Group for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language around the world to promote Chinese, spread China culture and China culture and education. The most important task is to provide standardized and authoritative modern Chinese textbooks for Chinese learners all over the world; Provide the most formal and main Chinese teaching channels. Confucius is a representative figure of traditional culture in China. Choosing Confucius as the brand of Chinese teaching is a symbol of the revival of traditional culture in China. In order to promote Chinese culture, the China Municipal Government established the "National Leading Group for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language" on 1987, referred to as "Hanban", and the Confucius Institute was undertaken by Hanban. Adhering to Confucius' ideas of "harmony is precious" and "harmony is different", it promotes the exchange and integration of China's culture with that of other countries in the world, aiming at building a harmonious world with lasting peace and prosperity. Mr. Chen, a professor of Chinese Department at the University of British Columbia and chairman of the Chinese Association of Canada, was the earliest proponent of this project.