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Concert for Chinese Language Day held in Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, April 25 ( tasteallchina ) -- A concert was held here Thursday to celebrate the UN Chinese Language Day, which falls on the Grain Rain day of the Chinese lunar calendar. The one-hour concert, titled "Let's Sing in Chinese," was co-organized by the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, the Confucius Institute at the National University of Mongolia and the Chinese Proficiency Test Center in Mongolia. Students from general educational schools and universities across Mongolia sang more than 10 Chinese popular songs such as "Friends," "Tomorrow Will Be Better," and "Young China," winning applause from the audience. "You all not only sang the present of your youth with your songs, but also sang the youthful past of our generation, which deeply affected me," Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan said at the concert. "This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mongolia, and today, we are also marking the 15th UN Chinese Language Day here," Shen said, expressing her confidence in the future of China-Mongolia relations. The UN Language Days, launched in 2010, celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and promote the equal use of the organization's six official languages, namely Arabic, Chinese, English,… -
Brunei’s top university enhance collaboration with China’s university
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 10 ( tasteallchina ) -- The Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) signed a memorandum of understanding and a student exchange agreement with the City University of Hong Kong to enhance academic collaboration, local media reported on Wednesday. The signing ceremony took place at UBD on Tuesday. According to the newly signed MoU and student exchange agreement, the two universities will strengthen academic and research collaborations in various areas of mutual interest, the local daily Borneo Bulletin reported. In 2023, the UBD, the top university in Brunei, signed a memorandum of understanding with the City University of Hong Kong, focusing on technology transfer, commercialization, and business matchmaking. The Universiti Brunei Darussalam was established in 1985, and is now comprised of eight academic faculties, nine research institutes and six academic service centers covering a range of disciplines. -
Central New Zealand students compete for Chinese proficiency
WELLINGTON, May 18 ( tasteallchina ) -- University and secondary school students from the southern region of New Zealand's North Island competed for Chinese proficiency in the annual "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition held on Saturday. Around 100 local Chinese learners watched the competition among 18 contestants, learning Chinese as their foreign language, vying for spots for the global finals to be held later in China. The competition consisted of theme speech, talent show and improvisation quiz. The contestants talked about their relationship with the Chinese language, demonstrating their language proficiency and knowledge of Chinese culture. During the talent show, contestants performed Chinese stand-up comedy, recitation of ancient poems, Chinese folk dance, musical instruments, among others. Rodda Lachlan from Rotorua won the high school category, and Phoebe Davey from the Victoria University of Wellington won the university category. Both of them grabbed the opportunity to the global finals in China. At the prize-giving ceremony, Tang Yun, education counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand, encouraged the students to continue to explore the beauty of the Chinese language, gain a deeper understanding of the Chinese culture and build a bridge of friendship between China and New Zealand. Students should cultivate… -
Chinese language proficiency competition held in Romania
Romanian student Ioana Mihai, the winner of the grand prize of Romania Finals of the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for non-Chinese college students, demonstrates her talent in Bucharest, Romania, May 26, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/ tasteallchina ) BUCHAREST, May 27 ( tasteallchina ) -- The "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition, an annual competition for non-Chinese college students, was held at the University of Bucharest here on Sunday. Eighteen contestants from Romanian universities competed under the theme "One World, One Family," showcasing their love and understanding of the Chinese language and culture through speeches, Q&A and talent shows. Ioana Mihai, a 22-year-old sophomore majoring in Chinese at the university, won the grand prize with her insights into building a "community of shared future for mankind," and the use of traditional Chinese cultural elements in her spirited presentation. Chinese Ambassador to Romania Han Chunlin noted that the event coincides with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 20th anniversary of a comprehensive friendly and cooperative partnership between China and Romania. Sorin Costreie, president of UNICA, a network of universities from the capitals of Europe, emphasized the importance of cultural exchange and language learning and expressed hope for future… -
More Hungarians choose to undergo TCM therapy
A student from Turkmenistan majoring in acupuncture and medical massage practices under the guidance of a Chinese doctor at the Gansu University of Chinese Medicine in Lanzhou, Gansu province, on Aug 3. CHEN BIN/XINHUALANZHOU/BUDAPEST — Jozsef Frenyo, a senior Hungarian biology teacher, recovered from hearing loss after several visits to a traditional Chinese medicine center near Heroes' Square in the Hungarian capital of Budapest."Doctors here cured my old malady. And my hearing is now getting better," says 78-year-old Frenyo.Practitioners of TCM use various approaches, such as acupuncture, cupping and herbal medicine, to address health problems. These practices spread to the world via the ancient Silk Road more than 2,000 years ago.The center, named the Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Center of Hungary, was set up by Northwest China's Gansu provincial health commission in 2016. It has been operating with the help of teams of Chinese doctors sent to Hungary to provide medical assistance.Gansu province is a major TCM hub in China and has a long history of growing TCM herbs. Since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed in 2013, Gansu has signed cooperation contracts with 12 countries, including Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Hungary, and built 16 TCM education, research and treatment… -
International forum discusses cultural heritage empowered by digital innovation
BEIJING, July 18 ( tasteallchina ) -- At the northernmost end of Beijing's Central Axis, a vertical axis of its urban layout dating back to the 13th century, the city's iconic landmarks -- the Drum Tower and the Bell Tower -- stand in solemn succession. Stepping into the Drum Tower, visitors are treated to a fully immersive experience through its digital interactive exhibition "the story of time." Here, ancient architecture is transformed into a space where light and shadow dance, narrating the ancestors' cosmology and wisdom in timekeeping, offering a glimpse into China's innovative fusion of historical edifices with digital creativity. This novel approach to cultural heritage preservation in this digital era has garnered wide attention at the ongoing 2024 International Symposium on Cultural Heritage Conservation by Digitization held in the Chinese capital. In the tide of digitalization, global experts and scholars are discussing how to use new technologies and methods to protect, document, research, manage and interpret cultural heritages, as well as transform historical resources into innovative industries and new quality productive forces. As of Tuesday, over 300 representatives of more than 200 cultural institutions, universities and enterprises from 20 countries and regions, including Canada, Italy, Greece, and the…
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