w88 casino News Network (provided by the International Business Chinese Base)On September 21, 2018 local time, the three celebrations of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the 69th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Confucius Institute Open Day and the unveiling ceremony of the Confucius statue were successfully held in the auditorium of the University of Malawi w88 casino of Nursing (KCN). The main guests attending this event were Mr. Valentino, representative of the Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Malawi and Senior Inspector of the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology; Mr. Humphrey Mpondamin, representative of the Minister of Civilian Education, Culture and Community Development and Deputy Director of the Culture Department of Malawi; Dosmends, Mayor of Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi Mr. Beakoko, Mr. Liu Hongyang, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of China to Malawi, Mr. Liu Guoyu, Counselor of the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy, Mr. Zhou Shanjian, President of the Association for the Promotion of China’s Peaceful Reunification in Malawi and President of the Malawi Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Professor Feng Jianguo, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi, etc. In addition, nearly 200 people from Malawi’s political and business circles, China’s Shaanxi medical aid team to Malawi, Chinese-funded enterprises in Malawi, Chinese business enterprises, Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce and other units, heads of teaching sites of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi and representatives of teachers and students, as well as representatives of overseas Chinese in Malawi attended this event.
At the beginning of the event, all the guests, teachers and students participated in the unveiling ceremony of the Confucius statue and the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the photo exhibition of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi in w88 casino. Liu Hongyang and Humphrey Mpondamin slowly lifted the red silk covering the statue of Confucius amidst warm applause, and also opened the curtain of the three-day celebration.
After 20 students from China-Malaysia Friendship Primary w88 casino and all participants sang the national anthems of China and Malaysia loudly, Feng Jianguo first gave a speech of thanks. On behalf of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi, Feng Jianguo thanked all the guests and participants for coming and for their concern and support for the teaching work of the Confucius Institute. He said that in recent years, the Chinese teaching work of the Confucius Institute has been getting better and better, and more and more students are learning Chinese. The teaching points are distributed in major cities and in many in-demand positions. In the future, the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi will continue to undertake the Chinese teaching work in Malawi and cultivate more and better Chinese learners. The exchanges of traditional culture and modern civilization of the People's Republic of China are in full swing, academic exchanges and scientific research are also gradually being promoted, and the people-to-people and cultural exchanges, mutual trust and friendship between the people of China and Malaysia are getting deeper and deeper. Finally, Dean Feng said that all the teachers of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi in w88 casino will work harder as always to be good messengers of culture and friendship between the two countries.
Valentino, the representative of Malawi’s Minister of Education, spoke highly of Malawi-China relations in his speech, and thanked the Chinese government and people for their long-term valuable support for the development of Malawi’s education field. He appreciated the important role played by the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi in spreading Chinese culture and deepening the friendship between the people of Malawi and China. He expressed that the Malawi education department is willing to continue to provide work support for the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi and build it into an important platform for promoting friendship between Malawi and China.
In his final keynote speech, Liu Hongyang fully affirmed the Chinese teaching work of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi and the strong support for Chinese teaching from the Malawi education department, saying that language is a bridge of communication between the two peoples and a catalyst for friendly cooperation between the two peoples. The just-concluded Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has pointed out the way forward and injected stronger impetus into the exchanges and cooperation between the two peoples. He also hopes that in the future more Malawians can learn to use Chinese well, fully appreciate the beauty of Chinese culture, and actively contribute to the development of China-Malawi relations and the friendship between the two peoples.
Students from the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi in w88 casino also brought wonderful theatrical performances to everyone, including the solo "Heaven's Road", the cross talk "Learning Chinese along the Belt and Road", and Malawian traditional dances, which received constant applause from everyone. The students' fluent Chinese made the audience praise them repeatedly. At the end of the performance, the Confucius Institute carefully prepared traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival delicacies mooncakes for the attendees, wishing everyone a full Mid-Autumn moon, happiness and good health.
At the end of the event, the participating Malaysian guests, teachers and students came to the statue of Confucius again. Under the explanation of the Chinese personnel, they took the initiative to understand and learn the culture of Confucius. The photo exhibition is rich and colorful, covering modern China, the glorious history and economic development of the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, China-Malaysia friendship, Chinese teaching work, cultural exchange work and style of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malawi since its establishment, etc. Feng Jianguo explained each picture in detail to Mr. Humphrey Mpondamin and Mr. Valentino. Finally, the three festival celebrations ended with everyone’s mutual blessings.
