US Olympic volunteers learn Chinese calligraphy

Xinhua
Updated: 2008-06-25 11:45

An overseas Olympic volunteer (R) learns Chinese calligraphy from Gao Yuan, a Chinese calligraphy teacher, in Beijing, June 24, 2008. Twenty-four students from the University of Iowa in the United States, who will serve as Olympic media volunteers in August, started their week-long orientation course on Chinese culture, environment, economy, media and ethnic minorities at Tsinghua University as of Monday. [Xinhua]