diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Course.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Course.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e67d99efb4
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+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Course.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.baeldung.applicationcontext;
+
+public class Course {
+
+    private String name;
+
+    public Course() {
+    }
+
+    public Course(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Dialog.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Dialog.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53688598da
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+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Dialog.java
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+package com.baeldung.applicationcontext;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+public class Dialog {
+
+    private Locale locale;
+    private String hello;
+    private String thanks;
+
+    public Dialog() {
+    }
+
+    public Dialog(Locale locale, String hello, String thanks) {
+        this.locale = locale;
+        this.hello = hello;
+        this.thanks = thanks;
+    }
+
+    public Locale getLocale() {
+        return locale;
+    }
+
+    public void setLocale(Locale locale) {
+        this.locale = locale;
+    }
+
+    public String getHello() {
+        return hello;
+    }
+
+    public void setHello(String hello) {
+        this.hello = hello;
+    }
+
+    public String getThanks() {
+        return thanks;
+    }
+
+    public void setThanks(String thanks) {
+        this.thanks = thanks;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Student.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Student.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcfcb6f386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Student.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package com.baeldung.applicationcontext;
+
+public class Student {
+
+    private int no;
+    private String name;
+
+    public Student() {
+    }
+
+    public Student(int no, String name) {
+        this.no = no;
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public int getNo() {
+        return no;
+    }
+
+    public void setNo(int no) {
+        this.no = no;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public void destroy() {
+        System.out.println("Student(no: " + no + ") is destroyed");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Teacher.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Teacher.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ef802a3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/Teacher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.baeldung.applicationcontext;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+
+public class Teacher {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private ApplicationContext context;
+    private List<Course> courses = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    public Teacher() {
+    }
+
+    @PostConstruct
+    public void addCourse() {
+        if (context.containsBean("math")) {
+            Course math = context.getBean("math", Course.class);
+            courses.add(math);
+        }
+        if (context.containsBean("physics")) {
+            Course physics = context.getBean("physics", Course.class);
+            courses.add(physics);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public List<Course> getCourses() {
+        return courses;
+    }
+
+    public void setCourses(List<Course> courses) {
+        this.courses = courses;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/resources/classpathxmlapplicationcontext-example.xml b/spring-core/src/main/resources/classpathxmlapplicationcontext-example.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b898ad11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/resources/classpathxmlapplicationcontext-example.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+       xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
+       xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd   http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context.xsd">
+    <context:annotation-config/>
+
+    <bean id="student" class="com.baeldung.applicationcontext.Student" destroy-method="destroy">
+        <property name="no" value="15"/>
+        <property name="name" value="Tom"/>
+    </bean>
+
+    <bean id="math" class="com.baeldung.applicationcontext.Course">
+        <property name="name" value="math"/>
+    </bean>
+
+    <bean name="teacher" class="com.baeldung.applicationcontext.Teacher"/>
+</beans>
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diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/resources/classpathxmlapplicationcontext-internationalization.xml b/spring-core/src/main/resources/classpathxmlapplicationcontext-internationalization.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcc09766f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/resources/classpathxmlapplicationcontext-internationalization.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<beans xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+       xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
+       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd">
+
+    <bean id="messageSource"
+          class="org.springframework.context.support.ResourceBundleMessageSource">
+        <property name="basenames">
+            <list>
+                <value>dialog/dialog</value>
+            </list>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+</beans>
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diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/resources/dialog/dialog_en.properties b/spring-core/src/main/resources/dialog/dialog_en.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf65b8990e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/resources/dialog/dialog_en.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+hello=hello
+you=you
+thanks=thank {0}
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diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/resources/dialog/dialog_zh_CN.properties b/spring-core/src/main/resources/dialog/dialog_zh_CN.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab09c8b39f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/resources/dialog/dialog_zh_CN.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+hello=\u4f60\u597d
+you=\u4f60
+thanks=\u8c22\u8c22{0}
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diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/ClasspathXmlApplicationContextTest.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/ClasspathXmlApplicationContextTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ee280a2e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/com/baeldung/applicationcontext/ClasspathXmlApplicationContextTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package com.baeldung.applicationcontext;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.core.IsEqual.equalTo;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
+import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
+
+public class ClasspathXmlApplicationContextTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testBasicUsage() {
+        ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("classpathxmlapplicationcontext-example.xml");
+        Student student = (Student) context.getBean("student");
+        assertThat(student.getNo(), equalTo(15));
+        assertThat(student.getName(), equalTo("Tom"));
+
+        Student sameStudent = context.getBean("student", Student.class);// do not need cast class
+        assertThat(sameStudent.getNo(), equalTo(15));
+        assertThat(sameStudent.getName(), equalTo("Tom"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRegisterShutdownHook() {
+        ConfigurableApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("classpathxmlapplicationcontext-example.xml");
+        context.registerShutdownHook();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testInternationalization() {
+        MessageSource resources = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("classpathxmlapplicationcontext-internationalization.xml");
+
+        String enHello = resources.getMessage("hello", null, "Default", Locale.ENGLISH);
+        String enYou = resources.getMessage("you", null, Locale.ENGLISH);
+        String enThanks = resources.getMessage("thanks", new Object[] { enYou }, Locale.ENGLISH);
+        assertThat(enHello, equalTo("hello"));
+        assertThat(enThanks, equalTo("thank you"));
+
+        String chHello = resources.getMessage("hello", null, "Default", Locale.SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE);
+        String chYou = resources.getMessage("you", null, Locale.SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE);
+        String chThanks = resources.getMessage("thanks", new Object[] { chYou }, Locale.SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE);
+        assertThat(chHello, equalTo("你好"));
+        assertThat(chThanks, equalTo("谢谢你"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testApplicationContextAware() {
+        ApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("classpathxmlapplicationcontext-example.xml");
+        Teacher teacher = context.getBean("teacher", Teacher.class);
+        List<Course> courses = teacher.getCourses();
+        assertThat(courses.size(), equalTo(1));
+        assertThat(courses.get(0).getName(), equalTo("math"));
+    }
+}