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孔子学院

孔子学院是中国国家对外汉语教学领导小组办公室在世界各地设立的推广汉语和传播中国文化与国学的教育和文化交流机构，为世界各地的汉语学习者提供规范、权威的现代汉语教材;提供最正规、最主要的汉语教学渠道。秉承孔子“和为贵”、“和而不同”的理念，成为推广汉语教学、传播中国文化及国学的全球品牌和平台。

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Confucius Institute

A Confucius Institute is a teaching and cultural communication organization with branches set up all over the world by China’s National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (Hanban) with the aim to promote Chinese language, culture and traditions. The institute offers standard and authoritative textbooks on modern Chinese language and is the main provider of professional Chinese language tuition for Chinese learners all over the world. Adhering to the ethos of "harmony is precious” and “harmony in diversity” by Confucius, the Confucius Institute has become a global brand and platform for promoting Chinese language, culture and traditions.

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