Xinhua Net – Yu Xiaohua, Sun Mei and Hu Jing 
Hoffs, who chose Jiang Mingxi as her Chinese name, said she was fascinated by the Chinese language eight years ago. She said, “I found a Mandarin book when I was ten. The characters in the book seemed to be flowers side by side. Since I love drawing flowers, I began to draw those characters. That started all of my romance with Chinese.” “Then I increasingly realized the language’s importance in economy and tourism,” she said. “China has one-seventh of the world’s population,” she said, adding it is important to communicate with the Chinese people on an intimate level. (more)