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Chinese journalist Bingshan "Shan" Chen (left), Central Carolina Community College President Bud Marchant, and Chen's wife, Ling Huang, CCCC's Confucius Classroom instructor, sat down for a talk about the role of American community colleges during Chen's visit to Sanford. Chen writes for the Xinhua Daily newspaper, one of the largest in China. He had never seen anything like an American community college until he came for an extended visit with Huang. Chen was impressed by the role community colleges play in American education and economic development.

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Chinese journalist Bingshan "Shan" Chen (center), Central Carolina Community College President Bud Marchant (right), and Chen's wife, Ling Huang, CCCC's Confucius Classroom instructor, sat down for a talk about the role of American community colleges during Chen's visit to Sanford. Chen writes for the Xinhua Daily newspaper, one of the largest in China. He had never seen anything like an American community college until he came for an extended visit with Huang. Chen was impressed by the role community colleges play in American education and economic development.

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Ling Huang (center), Central Carolina Community College's Confucius Classroom instructor, her husband, Biangshan Chen (left), a Chinese journalist, and their son, Fan, enjoy the view at Big Sur, Calif., during a recent sightseeing tour of the western United States. Chen, who writes for one of China's largest daily newspaper, has been visiting his wife and son since December. Chen interviewed CCCC President Bud Marchant about the role of community colleges in American education during his visit. He and Fan will return to China in August, while Huang will continue teaching at the college through May 2013.