Lastweekend,CI(ConfuciusInstitute)ofMizzou(UniversityofMissouri)attendedactivitiesofMuseumDayandChinaDay.Theculturalexperienceprogramwonmuchacclaimfromlocalteachers,studentsandresidents.TheCIteachersandvolunteerswerealsoreceivedbyofficialsfromtheChineseconsulateinChicago.ThethemeofChinaMuseumDayatMizzouisWomenMakingHistory.ThreedistinguishedwomenofdifferentagesofChinawereintroducedtotheaudiences.Meanwhile,culturalshowswerepresented,includingGuzheng(atraditionalChinesestringinstrument),andTaiji(s

TheannualChineseCulturalActivityOpenDaydrewtoanendonJune15th.SponsoredbyCI(ConfuciusInstitute)ofUniversityofBotswana,itaimsatpromotingunderstandingofChinesecultureandhistoryamongchildrenandparents.TheopenclassesofChineselanguagelearning,Chinesechildren’ssongs,TaijiShow,chopsticksgamesandChinesecalligraphywereheldandreceivedpopularityamongtheparticipants.TheCIprogramofUniversityofBotswanahasbeenco-sponsoredbySHNUsince2007andstartstoenrollstudentsfrom2009.

NigelWeatherill,PresidentofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversity(LJM),ledateamtovisitSHNUandwasreceivedbySHNUPartySecretaryTengJianyongandSHNUPresidentZhuZiqiang.BothsidesreleasedtheboardofLJMCenterofChineseStudiesandsignedinterscholasticcooperationagreement.Mr.WeatherillreviewedthehistoryofcooperationbetweenLJMandSHNUandexpectedmorecooperationinfuture.Bothsidesdiscussedindetailsthefoundingofaninternationalcollegeleague.SHNUPresidentalsocongratulatedonthesuccessofcooperationinfieldsofmovieacting,animati

SHNU:OnAugust23rd,someoverseasstudentsgatheredattheTaolijuCafeteriaonXuhuicampusofSHNUandlearnedtomakeJiaozi,atraditionalChinesefood.ThechefsexplainedabouttheculturalconnotationsandproductionmethodsofJiaozi.Theoverseasstudentsthemselvesatethefoodsmadebythemselvesandtheculturalactivityendedinjoyandfun.Inrecentyears,morethan2,000long-termorshort-termoverseasstudentswereenrolled.Since2012,theywereannuallyorganizedtoexperienceChineseculturebytastingtraditionalChinesefoods,includingpineapplemeatballs