Thisyear marks the 60th birthday of Her Royal Highness Princess MahaChakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of the Thailand.

It"sa great honor that Beijing Language and Cultural Center for Diplomatic Missions (LCC) under Beijing Diplomatic Service (BDS) has, since1983, successively sent out nine senior teachers, Wang Ye and her successors,to work as H.R.H. Princess Sirindhorn’s Chinese teachers who have establishedprofound friendship during their teaching sessions.

Thrilledby the advent of H.R.H. Princess Sirindhorn’s 60th birthday on 2nd April 2015, the nine Chinese teachers can"t wait to write articles for thisoccasion. Their simple words and valuable pictures record how they feel abouttheir contacts with H.R.H. Princess Sirindhorn. Although some of the teachers areadvanced in age, and others are living overseas, they are all very excited toexpress their sincere wishes through their articles. Under the leadership ofMei Xiaohan, Director of LCC, a team was set up to prepare a special issue forH.R.H. Princess Sirindhorn as her 60th birthday gift.

H.R.H. Princess Sirindhorn invited her teachers to a banquet on 3rd April2015. She was excited and moved when she saw such a well-designed specialissue. H.R.H. Princess Sirindhorn and her Chinese teachers recalled the happymoments when they learned Chinese together.

The Special Issue For the 60th Birthday of H.R.H. Princess Sirindhorn of the Thailand is not only a preciousgift given by LCC, but also a “culture card” which can improve the brand imageof both LCC and BDS as well as strengthen the friendship between the people ofChina and Thailand.