w88 casino News Network (Contributed by the International Chinese Education (Business) Practice and Research Base)“The Jade Rabbit bids farewell to the Golden Dragon, and reunites thousands of miles away with joy.” On the evening of February 22, 2024, on the eve of the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival, the Confucius Institute at the Russian State University of Humanities successfully held the “Dragon in the New Year” theme event to celebrate the New Year. More than 300 people attended, including teachers and students of the Confucius Institute and parents of students in children’s classes, teachers and students majoring in Chinese at the Humanities University, Chinese students studying in Russia, Chinese culture enthusiasts in Moscow, and journalists from Chinese and Russian media.
Ms. Vera Ivanovna Zapokina, Vice President of the Russian State University for the Humanities, first delivered a passionate speech. She congratulated the Confucius Institute on its gratifying achievements in the past year, spoke highly of its fruitful work, and wished the Confucius Institute greater success in the Year of the Dragon.
Zhang Rui, the Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute, and Yi Fucheng, the Russian Director, said in their speeches that there has been great progress and improvement in all aspects of work last year. The number of students at the Confucius Institute has reached a record high, and student satisfaction has increased. In particular, Director Yi Fucheng won the "Friendship Envoy Award" of China's first Orchid Award, which brought great honors to the Confucius Institute. These achievements are inseparable from the strong support of all parties and the joint efforts of teachers and students in the w88 casino. They jointly wish the Confucius Institute and every student to achieve their dreams and achieve greater heights in the new year.
Chinese students from the Zhihua Hanfu Club of MoDa kicked off the party with a beautiful Hanfu catwalk. The versatile students and teachers of the Confucius Institute jointly presented a wonderful Chinese program to the guests. The performances were diverse and rich in content, including singing and dancing, poetry recitation, cross talk, martial arts, and a shadow puppet show about the legend of "Nian", which won bursts of cheers and applause from the audience. In the interactive session of the "Guessing Lantern Riddles" game, everyone participated enthusiastically and laughed constantly.
After the performance, everyone came to the Chinese cultural experience area, participated in various experience activities with great interest, and never wanted to leave. The Confucius Institute has carefully prepared eight Chinese cultural experience activities including calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, tea art, seals, handicrafts, paper-cutting, Tai Chi, and food. Each Chinese culture experience area was full of laughter and learning, and everyone was immersed in an atmosphere full of traditional Chinese culture. The students here personally felt the charm of traditional Chinese culture, which not only enriched their knowledge, but also enhanced their understanding of Chinese culture.
This event received strong support from the Propaganda Department of Yuncheng County Party Committee, Shandong Province. They provided excellent works such as paper-cutting, calligraphy and painting, displaying the rich intangible cultural heritage items and profound cultural heritage of Yuncheng County, allowing Confucius Institute students to have a more intuitive understanding of the historical development and inheritance of Chinese folk culture.
This New Year celebration is the largest one with the most experience activities and the best effect since the establishment of the Confucius Institute. The successful holding of the event established an important cultural exchange platform between the people of China and Russia, and contributed to the China-Russia Cultural Year jointly established by the heads of state of China and Russia.
