People's Daily Rio de Janeiro, February 7 (Reporter Wu Jie) From January 31 to February 6, the "Happy Spring Festival" of the Year of the Tiger was held in Colombia. The temple fair was jointly organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Tadeo in Colombia and the Chinese Embassy in Colombia, with about 10,000 people participating, and the event was reported by media such as Colombian Snail TV.
The content of this temple fair is rich and colorful, and the forms of activities are diverse. The organizers held dragon and lion dance performances in the local area, launched a series of "Happy Spring Festival" cloud performances, short videos and image videos of the Winter Olympics, Chinese cuisine, urban culture and tourism documentaries, etc. were broadcast on multiple platforms in Colombia, and invited sinologists to hold online cultural lectures on Chinese New Year customs and zodiac culture, held the Chinese New Year Temple Fair Chinese Beauty Food Appreciation Activities for a week, and led the local people to experience Chinese culture such as martial arts experience camps and Confucius Institute cultural activities.
Local sinologists explain Chinese New Year customs. Courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Colombia
People from all walks of life in Bogotá, colombia, also held the Chinese New Year Hot Pot Friendship Party, wearing traditional Chinese costumes such as Hanfu and qipao, learning how to use chopsticks, explaining hot pot culture, and celebrating the New Year.
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