Across America (May 5)

A Chinese culture fan from the Kentucky Fine Art Gallery and Western Kentucky University learn calligraphy from Liu Shuling, a contemporary Chinese fi ne brushwork artist, who gave a lecture at the Confucius Institute at the campus on Wednesday. The event is one of many activities leading up to the opening of the Model Confucius Institute Building on Friday. The $2.3 million facility will become the Chinese-language center of the Confucius Institute. Zhao Huanxin / China Daily