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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription.  _Alan Heath, a Chinese language teacher at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah, has taken about 60 students to China on exchange programs over the past year. CHELSEA GE / CHINA DAILY_ By LIA ZHU and CHELSEA GE Red paper-cuts and brush-inked calligraphy cover the walls. A sign by the door reads “100% speak Chinese.” When Alan Heath walks to the front of his classroom his students rise, fold their hands in front of them and bow. Heath bows back. _Zuoyi_, the traditional Chinese gesture of greeting and respect, is used to start every class. It is a small ritual, repeated each day at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah. However, for Heath, who teaches Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture, the bow is an attempt to bridge two cultures, one classroom at a time. “The more important thing is not so much language, but understanding of culture, understanding of the mindset, understanding of why the Chinese people think the way they do,” Heath said. “Once you do that, whatever level your language is, you’re going to be able to have a better relationship.” Heath started learning Chinese when he was 19, and the difficulties he had with it eventually gave way to devotion. He went on to study international relations and Chinese at Brigham Young University, then spent years working in trade consultation and later at a genealogy organization before stepping into a classroom 15 years ago. “I chose to teach Chinese because Chinese has had a huge impact on my life, and I love the language. I loved the culture … I wanted to teach Chinese and share my knowledge and my experience with the language and the culture, so that other Americans could learn to love the culture and the language.” In March Heath led a group of 32 students on a two-week trip to Beijing; Zhengzhou and Kaifeng in Henan province; and Xi’an in Shaanxi province. The journey was made possible through China’s Young Envoys Scholarship program, established in 2023 with a goal of bringing 50,000 young Americans to China for exchange and study over five years. Kennady Pack, who began learning Chinese when she was six, said the trip turned years of classroom study into something tangible. The itinerary included shopping and walking the streets of Beijing, climbing sections of the Great Wall, mingling with Chinese students on campus, and standing before the ranks of the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an. However, Pack said the trip’s real power was seeing, in person, what she had only studied in textbooks. Her classmate Damian Lambert said the language skills he had built in Heath’s classroom transformed the trip from sightseeing into genuine connection. Heath’s philosophy is that real fluency comes only through meaningful conversation, not memorization. “If you only memorize words, you will always stay at the novice level. If you memorize sentences, then you’ll be maybe at the intermediate level,” he said. “We want all of our students to be at advanced level, where they can talk in paragraphs. The paragraphs are the vehicle where you can exchange ideas with another person.” [](https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/) ## China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World Since its launch in 1981, China Daily has grown to become the nation’s leading English-language newspaper. With a combined print, online and mobile readership of more than 470 million, it serves a vital role in telling the world about China, providing valuable insight into the world’s second-largest economy. 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