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Medical staff in South Sudan start Chinese language course
JUBA, July 17 ( tasteallchina ) -- The fourth Chinese language course for medical staff in South Sudan commenced Wednesday, attracting about 100 students eager to learn and seize opportunities that come with learning Mandarin. In his opening remarks, Isaac Maker, medical director of Juba Teaching Hospital, encouraged the students to learn one of the most important languages globally. Maker said that proficiency in the Chinese language would create opportunities for medical practitioners to advance their studies and acquire new knowledge under the people-to-people exchange program being currently implemented by the Chinese and South Sudan governments. "I would like to express my sincere thanks to the work being done by the Chinese doctors in Juba Teaching Hospital. They are really helping the people of South Sudan and I thank the Chinese government for sending doctors here and across Africa," Maker said in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Gift Gibson Natana, deputy director-general of Juba Teaching Hospital, noted that learning Chinese presents opportunities for enhancing career development for medical practitioners at the hospital. According to Mu Jianjun, the counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Chinese Embassy in South Sudan, the people in the African country have warmly welcomed… -
Feature: Young American learners shine at Chinese speech contest in Chicago
A player performs face-changing, part of the Sichuan Opera, during a Chinese class held at the Chinese Consulate General in Chicago, the United States, May 21, 2024. (Photo by Wang Li/ tasteallchina ) Consul General Zhao Jian sent his holiday greetings to the children, expressing hope that Chinese and American youth can build a friendship bridge through the "Chinese Bridge." CHICAGO, June 2 ( tasteallchina ) -- It must be a special Children's Day for the 20 students from eight elementary and middle schools in the U.S. Midwest, whose Chinese language skill and talent showcased at the Chinese Bridge competition amazed both their parents and native speakers. On Wednesday, the students gathered at the Chinese Consulate-General in Chicago and took turns to step onto the stage for the speech contest, introducing themselves, telling traditional Chinese stories, sharing interesting experiences from learning the language, reciting ancient Chinese poetry, and expressing their love for Chinese Kung Fu, calligraphy and music, all in Chinese. Luke King-Schultz from Scenic Heights Elementary said that learning Chinese would enable him to communicate with more people and have more working opportunities, given that Chinese is the No. 1 speaking language in terms of the number of native… -
Who Was Confucius? [A Important Person in Ancient China]
Knowing Chinese culture goes beyond knowing its language, its writing, its peculiar costumes or its tasty food. An essential item to decipher the Asian nation -among so many- is to understand the philosophy that has influenced its citizens for millennia of history. Life Story of Confucius It was 551 B.C. when Confucius (K'ung Chung-ni) was born. His life began marked by the death of his father, which led his family to live in decadence in the midst of an era marked by chaos and war. From an early age, the young confucius showed an interest in studies and education, eventually becoming a teacher over the years. He worked in schools where the children of the nobility learned, among other things, to write and calculate. He was later able to establish his own school where he emphasized teaching the importance of caring for and preserving family values, as he believed that the way to create a stable and happy society was to maintain solid ties between the members of the family. This new school also had new apprentices, among whom were many people from poor and even destitute families. Confucius broke the idea that education should be exclusively for the children…
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