w88 casino News Network (Contributed by the International Chinese Education (Business) Practice and Research Base)On June 5, the Confucius Institute at the Russian State University for the Humanities successfully held the Dragon Boat Festival and end-of-semester celebration party with the theme of “Digital Dragon Boats, Rice Dumplings Conveying Love”. This event combines traditional cultural experience with modern technology display. More than 200 people including teachers and students of the Confucius Institute, parents of children’s classes, teachers and students of the Chinese major of the University of Humanities, staff of the Chinese Visa Center, Chinese students studying in Russia, Chinese culture enthusiasts in Moscow, and reporters from Chinese and Russian media attended the event. Zhang Rui, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at the Russian State University for the Humanities, Trofimova Olga, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Russian State University of Humanities, and Rukodelnikova Maria, Director of the Chinese Teaching and Research Office of the Oriental Department of the w88 casino of Linguistics, attended the event.

In his speech, Dean Zhang Rui elaborated on the cultural significance of the Dragon Boat Festival and reviewed the fruitful achievements achieved by the Confucius Institute in various aspects this semester. The subsequent cultural performances were full of highlights, covering traditional Chinese dance, poetry recitation, song singing, musical instrument performance, sketches, shadow puppets and other forms.

A multi-traditional cultural experience area was specially set up at the event site, covering Chinese tea art, Chinese knot weaving, seal carving, Peking Opera facial makeup hand-painting, DIY Confucius Institute canvas bag creation, paper-cutting, Chinese food and other special projects. At the same time, a creative creation session was set up, where participants used tablet computers to create art and gave full play to their imagination, perfectly combining traditional cultural elements with modern technology.

This event is not only a perfect interpretation of traditional Chinese festivals, but also a concentrated display of the teaching achievements of the Confucius Institute in the spring semester. Through the form of "making friends through culture and skills", participants can deepen their understanding of Chinese language and culture through art appreciation and hands-on practice, and also build a new platform for cultural exchanges between China and Russia.