On March 30, local time, the Portuguese Higher Education Exhibition (Futurália) was grandly opened at the Lisbon International Convention and Exhibition Center. 46 universities and more than 100 social and educational institutions from all over Portugal gathered together to showcase the educational characteristics and educational strength of Portuguese universities. Nearly 80,000 students and people from all walks of life attended the 4-day exhibition. At this education exhibition, the University of Lisbon has a strong lineup of exhibitors, and while organizing the participation of 18 secondary colleges in the university, it also specially arranged the exhibition area for the Confucius Institute.
Anna and Paul Peking Opera Show
In order to create a rich cultural atmosphere, the staff of the Confucius Institute placed cultural objects such as paper-cutting, Chinese knots, folding fans, faces, seals, tea utensils, brushes, and Peking Opera costumes in the exhibition area in advance, so that the audience could feel the charm of traditional Chinese culture at close range. In order to increase the display effect, The Secretary of the Confucius Institute, Paul and Anna, also put on Peking Opera costumes and imitated the performance movements of Peking Opera, which attracted many exhibitors to stop and watch.
Local students consult the Confucius Institute Chinese courses
Local students look for zodiac bookmarks
Seniors Karolina and Matisse
In order to enhance the local people's understanding of the Confucius Institute, the Confucius Institute specially designed a leaflet on Chinese language courses and cultural activities information, which was favored by the visitors, and the first batch of 500 leaflets printed were all collected on the first day of the exhibition. The Year of the Tiger zodiac bookmarks produced by the Confucius Institute are also very popular, and their exquisite design and beautiful zodiac cultural meanings arouse great interest among visitors, and many people can't wait to learn about their fortunes in the Year of the Tiger after getting the zodiac bookmarks. Giving themselves a Chinese name is the wish of many Portuguese, and often their first intimate contact with Chinese. There was always a constant stream of people asking for names Chinese at the booth, and the teachers won sincere thanks for the Chinese names carefully written for everyone. Carolina and Martis, seniors at Lelia Duarte High School in northern Portugal, were thrilled to get a card with their Chinese name on it. They expressed their hope that they would be admitted to the University of Lisbon this year to study at the Confucius Institute Chinese.
Lion dance performance
During the exhibition, the Confucius Institute also specially invited the Lisbon Lion Dance Performance Troupe to perform in the exhibition area. The lion dance performance was exquisite and fascinating, bringing a new cultural and visual enjoyment to the audience, and also condensing the super popularity of the Confucius Institute and the exhibition area of the University of Lisbon.
In order to do a good job in the participation of the Confucius Institute, the Chinese teachers, staff, interns and student volunteers of the Confucius Institute at the University of Lisbon actively participated in this activity. Despite the severity of the epidemic, everyone has been able to put their work first and show good professionalism and team awareness. João Barreiro, foreign dean of the Confucius Institute, said that although the epidemic has had a certain impact on the work of the Confucius Institute, through this exhibition, the influence of the Confucius Institute has been expanded and the development of the Confucius Institute has been promoted.
Source | Confucius Institute, University of Lisbon, Portugal, Confucius Institute Office
Correspondent | Wang Jincheng
Editor| Du tree label
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