w88 casino News Network (provided by Business Chinese Base)2012 1month21On the evening of the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, teachers and students of the Confucius Institute for Business in Athens, Greece, held a unique “Confucius Institute for Business in Athens Spring Festival Gala and Chinese Learning Report Performance” event. Ambassador Du Qiwen and his wife of the Chinese Embassy in Greece and other officials of the embassy, Fu Chengqiu, general manager of COSCO Piraeus Container Terminal Co., Ltd., Mr. Constantine, president of the Athens University of Economics and Business, Dr. Yannis, director of the Greek Economic and Industrial Center, Ms. Konterina, secretary to the Greek Minister of Education, and other Greek friends who care about and help the growth of the Confucius Institute, etc.130The rest of the people gathered together to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Confucius Institute presented "Chinese Characters in Chinese" to President Constantine

This event was co-hosted by Yang Xiuqin, the Chinese and foreign directors of the Confucius Institute, and Kadalos, and attended by Du, Chinese Ambassador to GreecestartingMr. Wen delivered a New Year’s speech in English and Chinese. He reviewed the history of cultural exchanges between China and Greece, and especially expressed his praise for the work of the Confucius Institute in Athens. Mr. Constantine, President of the Athens University of Economics and Business, extended Spring Festival greetings to everyone on behalf of the University of Economics and Business, and also introduced the cultural characteristics of the Spring Festival to Greek friends. Principal Constantine presented a gift to the ambassador. The ambassador said, “This is like a whip on my back. It seems that I must serve the Confucius Institute well in the Year of the Dragon.” This caused bursts of laughter. For his support for the activities of the Confucius Institute and the University of Economics and Business, Dr. Yannis also received a souvenir from President Constantine on behalf of the Confucius Institute. He said that he would continue to support the promotion of cultural and economic exchanges between China and Greece, especially this year's "China-Greece Economic and w88 Forum" activities. On behalf of the COSCO Greek project, General Manager Fu Chengqiu of COSCO Corporation warmly greeted Greek friends. He was deeply moved by the Greek friends' enthusiasm for learning Chinese and loving Chinese culture, and said that COSCO Corporation will always serve the Greek people well. Finally, Mr. Fu said that all the meals and other expenses for the party that day were sponsored by COSCO. His generous sponsorship attracted a round of applause and praise. "People's Daily" reporter Dr. Yang Shaobo specially presented a Spring Festival couplet to the party: "To the west is Socrates, who tastes mellow tea; to the east is Confucius, who is drunk and loves his piano"; horizontal comment: "Originally, we are all close."

Speech by Ambassador Du Qiwen of the Chinese Embassy in Greece

The mood is full of joy and the flavor of spring is strong. The speeches and enthusiastic interactions of the leaders and guests were full of affirmation of the work of the Confucius Institute and best wishes for the development prospects of the cooperation projects between China and Greece. Outstanding teachers and student representatives took the stage to speak respectively. Student Anna's smooth Mandarin won rounds of applause from the audience. Principal Konstantin’s wife immediately expressed her intention to start learning Chinese and strive to reach Anna’s level in one year. Dr. Yang Guohua, the ambassador’s wife, said she did not expect Greek students to be so enthusiastic about learning Chinese and was shocked to speak so well.

The students gave a unique Chinese learning report performance to the guests present. Teachers from the Confucius Institute led the students to write and direct a variety of programs, including the three-and-a-half-sentence "New Year's Greetings", the cross talk "Lantern Festival", the Peking Opera song "The Drunken Concubine", Tang poetry couplets, Greek poetry and Chinese recitations, as well as martial arts performances and modern humorous Tai Chi performances brought by students from the martial arts class.

Greek students perform "The New Drunken Princess"

At the beginning of the party, four Greek young men in Tang suits performed the traditional Chinese folk art "Three and a Half Sentences" to offer best wishes to China and Greece. The traditional Chinese performance form, especially the meticulous manner in which trainee Dafu played the gong, aroused bursts of laughter. The cross talk "Lantern Festival" tells the story about traditional Chinese food. Under the guidance of teachers from the Confucius Institute, students Anna and Daning won enthusiastic applause for their lifelike performances and pure accents. The Peking Opera song "The Drunken Concubine" combines traditional Peking Opera singing, Chinese pop songs and dance elements. For this song, students An Shengli and Joanna worked hard to practice Peking Opera singing and pronunciation under the guidance of teacher Zeng Xin. Joanna, in particular, diligently practiced the water sleeves in Peking Opera dance. Finally, the hard work paid off, and the wonderful water sleeves performance attracted the flash of the audience. Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese martial art. Under the guidance of teacher Deng Zijun, student Mi Xian and others have studied carefully and practiced martial arts hard. Accompanied by the song "My Heart Will Go On", each move combines Eastern and Western skills, creating a unique and majestic performance. After the theatrical performance, the guests present experienced an important aspect of the traditional Chinese Spring Festival---New Year’s Eve dinner, while enjoying the delicious food, experiencing the rich Chinese culture, and watching the New Year together.

Greek students perform Tang poetry recital

The whole party lasted6More than an hour, but the audience was still unsatisfied. The ambassador and his wife, Principal Constantine and his wife, and all the distinguished guests were also very happy and accompanied the teachers and students until the end of the party.The party is always filled with a joyful atmosphere and a rich Chinese cultural atmosphere. When parting, the Confucius Institute presented carefully prepared Chinese books, Chinese knots, Chinese blessing characters, Year of the Dragon and other auspicious souvenirs to all the guests and students.

China-Greece Times and Xinhuanet respectively1month23日covered the event.