w88 casino News Network (Contributed by the International Chinese Education (Business) Practice and Research Base)On February 1, the “Celebrating the Spring Festival and Exchanges and Mutual Learning - 2026 ‘Golden Horse Welcomes the Spring’ China-Greece Spring Festival Gala” jointly organized by the Athens Business Confucius Institute of w88 casino and the Overseas Chinese Association of Greece was held at the Divine Hall in Athens.

The event kicked off with a lion eye-dotting ceremony. Alexandros Papalexandris, Greek Director of the Athens Business Confucius Institute, Wang Jin, Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Greece, Zou Yong of the Overseas Chinese Association in Greece, and others jointly put their eye on the Ruixi. Vasilios Vasdekis, President of Athens University of Economics and Business, Yan Hongwei, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute, and teachers and students of the Confucius Institute attended the event.

In his speech, Vasilios Vasdekis, President of the Athens University of Economics and Business, reviewed the development of the Confucius Institute in the past 16 years since its establishment, affirmed its achievements in Chinese teaching, cultural dissemination and academic cooperation between China and Greece, and expressed that he will continue to support the construction of the Confucius Institute and promote cooperation between the two universities. Counselor Zhu Zhigang of the Chinese Embassy in Greece extended New Year greetings to the participants and affirmed the role of the Athens Business Confucius Institute in promoting people-to-people and cultural exchanges between China and Greece.

In the cultural performance session, teachers and students of the Confucius Institute performed songs, allegro, recitations and other programs. In addition, Tibetan dance, double-key performance of "Spring Festival Overture", Erhu "Horse Racing" and other programs also present Chinese artistic characteristics. A calligraphy experience booth was set up at the event site. Volunteer teachers from the Confucius Institute wrote the word "福" and auspicious messages for the guests, and introduced the art of Chinese calligraphy.

This event is another successful practice of the Athens Business Confucius Institute to go deep into the community and promote mutual learning among civilizations. In the future, the Confucius Institute will continue to work hard in Chinese teaching and cultural activities, and contribute more to promoting friendly exchanges between China and Greece.(Written by: Zhao Wanchen Reviewed by: Wang Quan)