An Fuyong, Chinese Dean of the Confucius Institute at Century University Malaysia, held a lecture to introduce Chinese New Year culture and related folk customs to the youth of the two countries
Kuala Lumpur, February 15 (China News Network) (Reporter Chen Yue) The second "China-Malaysia Youth Online Writing Spring Festival Celebration New Year" activity was held online on the 15th. Nearly 500 young people from China and Malaysia participated in the activities online and offline, learning about Chinese New Year culture and calligraphy, and writing down the Spring Festival together.
During the day's activities, An Fuyong, Chinese Dean of the Confucius Institute at Century University Malaysia, held a lecture to introduce China's Spring Festival culture and related folk customs to the youth of the two countries participating in the event, and held a lively and lively prize Q&A after the lecture. Young people from the two countries actively participated in the Chinese New Year Folklore Knowledge Quiz, showing their interest and understanding of Chinese Spring Festival culture, and also introducing each other to the culture and folklore of the two countries.
Professor Huang Chengli demonstrates the art of calligraphy to young people from both countries Courtesy of the organizers
Professor Huang Chengli, former vice chairman of the Hainan Calligraphy Association, taught the relevant knowledge of Chinese calligraphy and Spring Festival at the event, and displayed the Spring League writing of various book styles on the spot. Subsequently, under the leadership of Huang Chengli, young people from the two countries wrote the character "Fu" together and displayed their calligraphy works. The event also selected five students from each of China and Malaysia to win the "Spring League Calligraphy Art Award". Chinese and Malaysian teenagers also sent each other New Year greetings to celebrate the festival.
Counselor Zhao Changtao of the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia said in his speech at the event that writing the Spring Festival combines the customs of the Spring Festival with China's long-standing calligraphy art, which has a strong ideological and artistic nature. He hoped that the young people of China and Malaysia would come together to learn calligraphy, write about the Spring Festival, celebrate the Spring Festival, understand the knowledge of calligraphy and the Spring Festival, understand the profound traditional culture of the Chinese nation through calligraphy and the Spring Festival, and become the messengers of friendship and the promoters of people-to-people exchanges between China and Malaysia in the future.
Chinese teenagers writing the Spring Festival, courtesy of the organizers
Zhou Sijun, vice president of Century University Malaysia, said that the friendship between Malaysia and China has a long history, and the exchange of young people between the two countries is particularly important, representing the bright future of Malaysia-China friendship. Zhou Sijun also said that the Spring Festival is the finishing touch of the New Year's culture, is an important cultural symbol, many Malaysian Chinese families also maintain the custom of writing the Spring Festival, sticking to the Spring Festival, hoping that the young people of the two countries will further understand and learn this traditional culture through activities.
Under the guidance of Hainan Normal University, the event was hosted by the Confucius Institute at Century University Malaysia and the Hainan Shangshukan, and co-organized by a number of Malaysia-China institutions such as The Peninsula International School of Kuala Lumpur and Yuyouyuan. (End)
Malaysian youth display calligraphy works courtesy of the organizer