Northwest
| Seattle SOUND OF MUSIC Anya Jones and Killian Ellis, both 12, from Seattle sing the Chinese song "Rooftop" by Jay Chou at the 2014 Washington State Chinese Language and Talent Competition at Chief Sealth International High School on Sunday. The annual competition for Chinese language learners and friends drew 600 contestants from 12 schools statewide. |
| Seattle GETTING PINNED Alan Burke, deputy superintendent of Washington State's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, gives medals to lower elementary winners of the competition. |
| Seattle TOUGH DECISION Talent competition judges Xijun Fu (right), He Lu (second from right) and Xu Wenji watch contestants perform. The competition is co-sponsored by the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington, the Cultural Exploration of Greater China Foundation, the Chinese Language Teachers Association, the Northwest Chinese School and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction World Languages Program. |
| Seattle LENDING SUPPORT Director of the Confucius Institute of Washington State Deng Bo (left) and world languages program supervisor for Washington State Michele Anciaux Aoki watch the closing ceremony at Sunday afternoon's event. Photos by Deng Yu / China Daily |
(China Daily USA 03/28/2014 page9)
