Mr.Dai Shu presents a flag for the Summer Camp (photo by Chen Wenjing)
Lingnan Normal University News Center News: On May 28，2019 Summer Camp of Confucius Classroom at Belarusian State University of Physical Culture (BSUPC) was held at Lingnan Normal University (LNU), announcing the beginning of a 14-day study journey of Chinese culture for 13 Belarusian teachers and students. At the opening ceremony, Mr. Dai Shu, the Vice President of LNU, gave a welcome speech to the participants, presented the flag and announced the opening of the summer camp. Guests or school leaders that came to the opening ceremony included Li Daiming, Deputy Director of Zhanjiang Foreign Affairs Bureau, and Natallia Kastseyeva, Belarusian Director of Confucius Classroom at BSUPC.
Mr. Dai extended a warm welcome to the 13 Belarusian teachers and students, who traveled a long way to Zhanjiang to experience traditional Chinese culture. He said, “We are lucky to be with each other today to learn about our cultures. The profound Chinese culture has offered LNU and BSUPC a chance to get closer.” In his view, Chinese culture is like a giant tree, and the Confucius Classroom is a part of it. It is a platform for promoting friendship among young people as well. Moreover, it is of positive significance to enhance students’ understanding of Chinese traditional culture, enhance cross-cultural exchanges and broaden cultural horizons. Mr. Dai also wished that the campers can get to know more about LNU, deepen their knowledge and identity of the Chinese culture through exchanges, as well as spread and promote Chinese culture to the outside world.
Natallia Kastseyeva introduced the achievements of Confucius Classroom in recent years and shared the latest news on its development. As she put it, the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) gave high praise to the work of Confucius Classroom and defined it as the only Confucius Classroom in Europe that specialized in sports and tourism. She hoped that both sides could take the advantages of cooperation to put new initiatives into practice. For example, we could strengthen competitive martial arts and Tai Chi teaching system, establish a perfect regional martial arts teaching and rehabilitation health care system, and promote the training of tourist interpreters.
“Confucius Institute is an important platform for the world to learn about China.” said Vasico Aleksandra and Crook Darya, two students joining the camp. They found that Chinese teachers of the Confucius Classroom were very enthusiastic and made them experience the charm of Chinese language. They both wanted to learn Chinese well and study in China.
It is learnt that there will be a wide range of interesting cultural events at the summer camp. A tour of campus cultural landscape, sports exchanges, evening gala, historical and cultural learning... Courses with traditional Chinese cultural characteristics are provided as well, including tea ceremony, Chinese martial arts, ancient poetry and calligraphy. These activities cannot just bring joy to the participants, but also enhance their understanding and perception of Chinese traditional culture.
Zheng Zhijun, Director of the Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, presided over the opening ceremony. And the directors of some departments and schools of LNU participated in the event.
Mr. Dai Shu makes a speech (photo by Chen Wenjing)
Natallia Kastseyeva is speaking at the ceremony (photo by Chen Wenjing)
Student representatives of the summer camp give a speech (photo by Chen Wenjing)
At the opening ceremony (photo by Chen Wenjing)
