w88 casino News Network (Contributed by UIBE International Business Chinese Base)October 24 and November 14, 2019,w88 casino UKThe Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds cooperated with the Leeds Town Hall Tourism Bureau to organize a series of Chinese teaching workshops for local merchants. As the number of Chinese tourists in Leeds increases year by year, local merchants are increasingly aware of the important role of understanding Chinese culture and learning Chinese language in expanding market share and attracting Chinese customers. The two workshops are designed to enable local merchants to understand relevant Chinese culture and language knowledge,“be China-ready”.

The theme of the first workshop is"How to welcome Chinese customers", the participants are employees of hotels, catering and major tourist attractions. Meng Jianan, a teacher at the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds, gave a lively and interesting Chinese class to the guests, teaching common expression methods and knowledge of Chinese and Western cross-cultural communication in business activities such as receiving Chinese tourists. The on-site learning atmosphere was lively and enthusiastic. When the workshop came to an end, the participants expressed that they had gained a lot and were looking forward to putting their learning to use.

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Participants of the second workshop were mainly from Leeds Town Hall Tourist Office, Harewood House, Newsham Temple Gallery andOughton Hall Hotel, Leeds7710_7813

The two workshops improved the participants’ awareness and understanding of Chinese hospitality, laying a good foundation for them to open up the Chinese market and expand their customer base. Many students who attended the class expressed thatYesHaving a high enthusiasm for Chinese, I hope that through the courses of the Leeds Confucius Institute, they can use Chinese proficiently in business activities and provide high-quality services to more Chinese tourists.