1/10/2017
In celebration of the fourth Confucius Institute Day, NCI held a family event alongside the ‘Dinosaurs of China’ exhibition’, on Saturday 30 September at the Lakeside Arts’ Angear Visitor Centre.
A variety of dinosaur-themed cultural activities were offered including dino face painting, origami, playdough, balloons and masks. Nearly two hundred children and their families attended the event throughout the day, with some of the children spending more than an hour in order to complete all activities.
Four rounds of Chinese tea tasting and short talks were also offered to local residents. Heated discussions took place among participants on crucial questions such as whether Chinese tea should be taken with milk and/or sugar!
Many children and adults also tried out Chinese calligraphy, writing Chinese characters with ink and brushes. Several of them also asked our artist to write their names in Chinese so they could take them home as souvenirs.
The event was scheduled to end at 3:00pm but things carried on until 4:00pm as more and more people joined, immersing themselves in the fun and wanting to know more.Many parents thanked NCI for organising such a fun event and remarked on the variety and appeal of the dinosaur theme. NCI would like to express their gratitude to all staff at Lakeside, Ms Rachel Feneley in particular, for their kind support and arrangements. Thanks should also go to all NCI staff and student volunteers for their hard work to make this event a success.
~ENDS~
诺丁汉孔子学院举行孔子学院日活动
2017年,孔子学院迎来了第四个孔子学院日。9月30日,诺丁汉孔子学院结合七月开展以来的“中国恐龙:从撼地巨人到飞羽精灵”科普展,与湖边艺术中心合作,举行孔子学院日,活动多样,兼具趣味及高雅,吸引众多当地市民,既很好地推广了中国恐龙展,又展现了孔子学院的风姿。
为更好地迎合各个年龄段的参与者的兴趣,此次孔院日共设置了茶艺品鉴、书法表演、恐龙脸画、恐龙折纸、恐龙气球制作、恐龙面具制作、恐龙捏泥制作等多项活动。原定4场的茶艺品鉴场场爆满,品茶爱好者们表现出对中国茶艺的极大兴趣,提出各种探讨问题,如产地、制作工艺及泡用方法。对于中国人喝茶是否加糖或奶等其他东西引发了热烈讨论。极具中国文化特色的书法表演也吸引了大批市民的驻足,他们非常满足地看着自己的音译汉语名字被誊写在喜庆的中国对联红纸上,甚至当作很好的收藏礼物。其他围绕“中国恐龙展”展开的脸画、折纸、气球、面具及捏泥活动也受到了孩子们的喜爱,其中,恐龙气球、恐龙脸画最受欢迎。孩子们对“抱住胖胖的自己”的翼龙气球以及“人家还是个宝宝”的剑龙气球更是爱不释手,纷纷在家长的帮助下,完成自己的恐龙气球制作,看着迎风招展的翼龙飞舞,孩子们开心不已。玩儿得不亦乐乎的小朋友也忘记了惧怕,让我们的脸画师将张开血盆大口的恐龙画在了自己的脸上,与湖边艺术中心的工作人员Rachel扮演的恐龙展开可爱对话,或者自己穿起恐龙服扮演起了恐龙。
活动至下午四点结束,整个湖边艺术中心恐龙展馆欢欢闹闹,可品茶,可看展,可静心书写,亦可童趣盎然,整场活动获得好评。这也归功于诺丁汉孔子学院与湖边艺术中心的长期默契合作。我们还会将这种合作继续维持下去,为孔子学院在当地开展更多更好的活动。
Posted on Friday 6th October 2017