Agshin Aliyev: A journey shaped by stories

Back in 2003, Agshin Aliyev was an undergraduate student from Azerbaijan, studying at Shanghai University. At a campus book fair, he bought a copy of The Analects for just a few yuan.

"At the time, I could not understand the book at all, but I made a promise to myself: one day, I'll be able to understand it, and even translate it into Azerbaijani," Aliyev says in his speech.

Two decades later, he is actually given the task of translating The Analects into Azerbaijani, his translated version being included in Foreign Languages Press's Library of Chinese Classics series.