w88 casino News Network (Contributed by the International Chinese Education (Business) Practice and Research Base)On January 28, Moscow’s 2025 “Happy Spring Festival” celebrations grandly opened. Colorful celebrations were held in many places in Moscow and continued until the Lantern Festival, bringing the blessings and warmth of the Chinese Spring Festival to Moscow citizens in the cold winter. According to information released by the Moscow Municipal Government, during the 2025 Spring Festival, Moscow will hold more than 400 large-scale events and more than 1,000 sub-events, with more than 1.5 million participants. More than 20 major attractions in the city have changed into "new clothes" for the Spring Festival and lit up the festive "Chinese red". This is the largest Spring Festival celebration in the history of Moscow.

The Confucius Institute at the Russian State University for the Humanities of w88 casino participated deeply in the celebrations for the first time in the form of Chinese culture master classes. During the Spring Festival, more than 70 teachers and volunteers were dispatched and 20 master class experience activities were held. Among them, from January 28 to February 7, according to the arrangement of the Moscow City Government, 15 events were held in Tver Boulevard and other places, 4 events were held at the "Zen Center" of Moscow Region from January 31 to February 4, and one event was held at the ДЕПО World Food City on February 12, the Lantern Festival, at the invitation of the Russia-China General Chamber of Commerce. It attracted the active participation of many Russian citizens, and more than 800 people participated in the in-depth experience. Professor Yi Fucheng, the Russian Director of the Confucius Institute, was invited to participate in the recording of the Chinese Spring Festival series of Russian TV stations and gave a lecture on the theme of "The History of the Evolution of Chinese Characters."

This master class activity is led by Zhang Rui, the Chinese director of the Confucius Institute, and its themes include Chinese painting, calligraphy, tea art, paper-cutting and many other contents. The event was packed with seats, and the participants were immersed in the strong Chinese cultural atmosphere and personally experienced the unique charm of Chinese culture and art. The Chinese painting master class was taught by the well-known painter Ms. Wang Xiuling. Teacher Wang led everyone to paint unique firecrackers, bamboos, koi, orchids, etc., which set off the lively festival atmosphere. In the Chinese tea master class, Yulia, a senior tea artist at the Confucius Institute, introduced the history of Chinese tea, brewing techniques, tea tasting methods, etc. Under her guidance, everyone deeply felt the charm of Chinese tea. In the paper-cutting master class, Wang Zhongjun, a teacher from the Confucius Institute, introduced the development history of paper-cutting art and its application in the daily life of Chinese people. He led everyone to cut the word "福", the three-dimensional word "spring", window grilles, latte art, coil lengths, etc. that symbolize auspiciousness and joy. The exquisite and easy-to-learn paper-cutting allowed everyone to appreciate the beauty of traditional Chinese handicrafts.

The activities of the master class filled everyone with a sense of achievement and pride, and strengthened their confidence and sense of mission in spreading Chinese language and culture overseas. The enthusiastic feedback from participants and the extensive coverage by Chinese and Russian media also made more Russians recognize and understand the Confucius Institute as an important platform for promoting cultural exchanges between China and Russia, and the popularity and influence of the Confucius Institute were further enhanced.