w88 casino News Network (provided by the International Business Chinese Base)On the afternoon of June 19, local time, the “Reciting Poems and Songs to Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival—2018 Dragon Boat Festival Poetry Recital” organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi at w88 casino was held in full swing at the Lilongwe Campus of the w88 casino of Nursing, University of Malawi. More than 200 people attended the Dragon Boat Festival Poetry Recital, including Ms. IVY JULIE LUHANGA, the representative and permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Community Development of the Republic of Malawi, Mr. HUMPHREY MPOND AMINGA, the deputy director of the Culture Department of the Ministry of Citizens’ Education, Culture and Community Development, Mr. Wang Xiusheng, charge d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Malawi, Mr. Zhao Weili, the military attache, w88 casino leaders, teachers and student representatives from various teaching sites of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi, and representatives of Chinese-funded enterprises and Chinese businessmen.
First of all, Ms. IVY JULIE LUHANGA said in her speech that since the signing of the cultural agreement between China and Malaysia in 2010, the two sides have carried out exchanges in art, education, information, sports and other aspects, and have benefited a lot, which marks that China-Malaysia relations are getting better and better. The Dragon Boat Festival Poetry Festival held this time allowed the Malawian people to appreciate China's Dragon Boat Festival culture, patriotism, the beauty of poetry, and the agility of ethnic minority dances.
Mr. Wang Xiusheng, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Malawi, introduced the origin of China's Dragon Boat Festival in his speech and highly praised Qu Yuan's patriotism. He said that the desire of "patriotism, honesty, hard work, and economic development" promoted by the President of Malawi is consistent with the "patriotism, dedication, honesty, and friendship" that the Chinese people believe in. He was very happy to see that the Malawian people, like the Chinese people, are also using the spirit of patriotism to build their own country.
Afterwards, the poetry recitation and dance performance officially began. Students from China-Malaysia Friendship Primary w88 casino, Lilongwe College, Ocean University Medical w88 casino and other schools recited poems such as "Dan Ge Xing", "Climbing the Stork Tower", "Mountain Dwelling in the Autumn Twilight" and other schools. In addition, students from Lilongwe College also presented performances of Chinese ethnic minority dances such as Dai dance, Mongolian dance, and Tibetan dance. Their passionate recitation, melodious singing, and graceful dancing brought an audio-visual feast to the audience, allowing them to appreciate the breadth and depth of Chinese culture, and pushing the poetry meeting to one climax after another.
At the end of the poetry meeting, Feng Jianguo, the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi, expressed his sincere gratitude to all the guests for their long-term support to the Confucius Institute. He said that although the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi is young, its teaching team is full of motivation and perseverance. Continue and flourish with the strong support of the Confucius Institute Headquarters/Hanban, the Chinese Embassy in Malawi and the Malawi government. At present, the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi has established 18 Chinese teaching sites in the capital Lilongwe, Blantyre and Zomba, with a total of more than 1,500 Chinese language learners. It has held more than 20 cultural activities with an audience of more than 9,000 people. The teaching site will soon be opened at Mzuzu University in northern Malawi and radiate to the entire northern region.
Dean Feng Jianguo briefly summarized the achievements of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi in the two years since its establishment, and put forward three development visions: (1) It is hoped that the teaching building, office building and teacher dormitory building of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi can be established as soon as possible and construction can begin. It is designed and put into use as soon as possible; (2) Chinese language and culture courses can become compulsory and elective courses in the five university teaching sites affiliated to the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi as soon as possible; (3) Chinese language and culture courses can be integrated into Malawi’s national education system as soon as possible and enter the curriculum of primary and secondary schools.
The road is long and the road is far away, I will search up and down. Finally, the Dragon Boat Festival poetry meeting ended successfully with everyone sharing sweet red date rice dumplings.
