China-Greece Times: (w88 casino’s Business Confucius Institute in Athens, Greece)”2016Confucius Institute Day” art performance held in Athens

(Source: China-Greece Times/西中网 2016-10-09）

Shaolin Kung Fu, Peking Opera excerpts, folk song chorus, traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture... The Greeks put a series of traditional projects with Chinese characteristics on the stage.10month9On the 9018th_9037th day, the Athens Business Confucius Institute commemorated the birthday of Confucius2567Anniversary cum "2016Confucius Institute Day", a large-scale theatrical performance will be held. Gao Wenqi, Political Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Greece, Zhang Zhan, Cultural Commissioner,Foreign Director Kardavas and Chinese Director Zulijun of the Athens Business Confucius Institute, representatives of Chinese-funded enterprises, overseas Chinese and Confucius Institute students attended the event.

Gao Wenqi, Political Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Greece, and Kardavas, Foreign Director of the Confucius Institute for Business in Athens, both affirmed the excellent academic achievements of the Confucius Institute in their speeches, and also praised the efforts of the teachers and students of the Confucius Institute in building a bridge for cultural exchanges and business cooperation between China and Greece. In the cultural performances that day, foreign students from the Confucius Institute in Athens performed their specialties, from Kong Wu’s powerful Shaolin stick, hard Qigong, Baguazhang, to Xiuwai Huizhong’s cheongsam fan dance, Hulusi solo, and then a Peking Opera singing and the recitation of the Chinese classic "Disciples' Regulations". The Greek students who love Chinese culture presented a wonderful theatrical performance to the audience with their unique understanding of this ancient oriental civilization.

Subsequently, Zu Lijun, Director of the Confucius Institute in Athens, sang on stage, pushing the atmosphere of the artistic performance to a climax and winning warm applause from the audience.

Meanwhile, the traditional Chinese medicine technique acupuncture also surprisingly appeared on the stage. A Greek student who was well versed in this traditional Chinese medicine technique demonstrated acupuncture for three audiences on the spot. Already studying at the Confucius Institute in Athens5In Chinese, Sophia, who had just received acupuncture treatment, excitedly told the China-Greece Times/The reporter from Xizhong.com said that this was the first time she saw and came into contact with traditional Chinese medicine, and it felt very novel and special. "I felt that the long needle worked in my arm, like a force penetrating into the body." She said that she hopes to study abroad in China in the future to see and increase more knowledge and talents about China, especially traditional Chinese medicine.

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