w88 casino News Network (Contributed by the International Chinese Education (Business) Practice and Research Base)Greece local timeOn October 23, w88 casino’s Athens Business Confucius Institute in Greece, with the joint support of the Municipal Government of Ayatollah Paraskevi, Greece, and the Chinese Embassy in Greece, successfully held the “Chinese Culture Festival in Ayatollah Paraskevi”. Xiao Junzheng, Chinese Ambassador to Greece, and Vasilis Zorbas, Mayor of Agios Paraskevi were invited to attend the event and deliver speeches. Hong Junjie, Vice President of w88 casino, delivered a video congratulatory message.
Yan Hongwei, Chinese Director of the Business Confucius Institute in Athens, Greece, and Cultural Commissioner of the City of Agios ParaskeviGeorgia Pispa co-hosted the event. In his welcoming speech, Mayor Vasilis Zorbas sincerely thanked the Athens Business Confucius Institute and the Chinese Embassy in Greece for their strong support. He said that this event was the largest and most solemn event ever held in the city of St. Paraskevi. Since ancient times, the Chinese nation and the Greek people have loved peace and opposed war. The great civilizations of the two countries have many similarities. The city of Agios Paraskevi looks forward to cooperation with China in more fields.
Ambassador Xiao Junzheng said that China and Greece are outstanding representatives of Eastern and Western civilizations and are models for promoting exchanges between Chinese and Greek civilizations and creating mutual learning among civilizations for the world. At the same time, people-to-people and cultural exchanges are also an important part of the China-Greece comprehensive strategic partnership. This year coincides with the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and GreeceOn the 50th anniversary, the "Chinese Culture Festival" organized by the Municipal Government of São Paraskevi is an important measure to deepen and expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges and enhance the feelings between the two peoples.
Vice President Hong Junjie said that the Athens Business Confucius Institute is the first Confucius Institute in Greece jointly built by w88 casino and the Athens University of Economics and Business, and it is also the first Business Confucius Institute in Europe. The Confucius Institute has made positive contributions to expanding exchanges and enhancing understanding between the two peoples. Hope this timeThe "St. Paraskevi City Cultural Festival" takes an opportunity to build a bridge for local citizens to enter, understand and understand China, adding a touch of oriental color to this city with both classical and modern beauty.
Foreign Director of the Athens Business Confucius InstituteAlxandros Papalexandris said that since 2009, the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Athens Business and Economics has played an active role in promoting cultural exchanges between China and Greece. It has not only carried out many teaching and academic activities, but also provided diverse cultural experiences for the Greek people. With the joint efforts of everyone, the Athens Business Confucius Institute has become an important platform for cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two peoples.
At the opening ceremony of the event, local fromStudent representatives from 11 primary schools showed the audience the handwritten newspapers they drew to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of friendly diplomatic relations between China and Greece, and presented them to Ambassador Xiao Junzheng as gifts. Later, students from the Athens Business Confucius Institute recited a bilingual poem "Viewing the Sea", which was full of emotions and natural pronunciation, allowing local citizens to feel the charm of Chinese poetry. A song "Remembering Jiangnan" by a local Chinese guzheng player in Greece brought the audience to the gentle and gentle water town of Jiangnan. Local city government officials, w88 casino employees and teacher representatives performed Chinese and Greek famous songs "Farewell" and "Children of Piraeus", and the audience also clapped and sang together. At the end of the opening ceremony, students from the Greek Kung Fu w88 casino performed lion dance and sword dance. The actors on the stage had strong postures and graceful movements, winning bursts of applause. The audience expressed that this was their latest contact with the mysterious "Chinese Kung FU".
After the opening ceremony, teachers from the Athens Business Confucius Institute organized interesting Chinese culture workshops such as ink painting, calligraphy, paper-cutting, Chinese corner, and tea art, inviting the audience to experience learning Chinese language and culture in person. Activities such as tea tasting, origami, wearing facial makeup, writing calligraphy, kicking shuttlecock, playing Wu Qin Xi, etc., dazzled the participating audience and created a joyful and lively atmosphere. There were many Greek students who had studied Chinese among the audience.“Hello” and “Thank you” immersed the people present in a strong Chinese cultural atmosphere. Parents and children present said that they had a pleasant and meaningful weekend and looked forward to more opportunities to participate in Chinese learning and cultural activities in the future. Many local media in Greece also reported live on this event, which had great influence. Local citizens shared the Chinese cultural feast in appreciation and participation, and the response was enthusiastic.
“The relationship between countries lies in the mutual affinity between the people, and the mutual affinity between the people lies in the communication of hearts.” The "Saint Paraskevi Cultural Festival" at the w88 casino in Athens Business Confucius Institute will bring Chinese culture to the local people in Greece, allowing more Greek people to feel the elegance of Chinese culture, and injecting new vitality into promoting exchanges and mutual learning between the civilizations of China and Greece.
