"Schools should not only teach math and physics but also offer students real-life lessons about how to love, how to develop a good character and inspire kids to purse true happiness in life."

Li Yinhe, a leading sociologist in China, telling Beijing Morning Post on March 20 that schools should teach students about marriage and relationships

"Sharing rides can help reduce at least 10 percent of the vehicles running on the road. The most important thing is that we have more trust by helping one another, and that is the goal."

Wang Yong, a businessman who has been offering free rides to strangers in Beijing for years, urging daily ride sharing as the city struggles to cope with pollution and increased heavy traffic. Beijing now has 5.2 million vehicles, and the number is expected to reach 6 million by 2015

"China is Africa's old friend, but there are still many cultural differences between their peoples. We hope China's leaders can initiate more cultural exchanges with African countries to help bridge the gap."

Frank Setyi, a businessman from Ghana living in China, expressing the hope on March 23 that Chinese President Xi's visit to Africa will boost cultural exchanges between China and Africa

"Historically, the expansion and influence of Britain and America were largely military and political; in the case of China, it would be economic and cultural."

Martin Jacques, author of the best-seller When China Rules the World, commenting at the Fifth World Forum on China Studies that closed in Shanghai on March 24