In anticipation of the International Chinese Day, the Confucius Institute of the Volgograd State Social Normal University in Russia (hereinafter referred to as the Confucius Institute of the "Volta" University) held the All-Russian Chinese Calligraphy Competition in April. The event attracted the active participation of 71 Chinese enthusiasts from three countries: Russia, Thailand and Uzbekistan.
Cultural experience activities
Entries
The purpose of the All-Russian Chinese Calligraphy Competition is to enhance the learner's understanding of Chinese characters, enhance their love for Chinese characters, and promote learners to feel the beauty of Chinese characters. Judging from the calligraphy works in the competition, the quality of Chinese character writing is very high. The vast majority of works are well-written, the font specifications, the structure of the interstitial frame is decent, and the size ratio is appropriate, which to a certain extent reflects the structural characteristics of Chinese characters and shows the beauty of the shape and meaning of Chinese characters.
The event lasted for nearly two months and was conducted in three phases. The competition is divided into two levels: primary and intermediate, and each level is divided into first, second and third prizes, including 1 first prize, 2 second prizes and 3 third prizes. After the review, Suslova and Zhukova from Russia won the first prize in the junior and intermediate categories.
Junior Category Works and Certificates
Intermediate Category Works and Certificates
For foreign students, writing Chinese characters is indeed a difficult point in the process of learning Chinese. However, the strokes and neat handwriting on the entries show the contestants' seriousness and love for learning Chinese and writing Chinese characters. Some of the works are also accompanied by cute pictures, which are pleasing to the eye.
The Chinese Calligraphy Competition is one of the events to welcome World Chinese Day. On April 19, the Confucius Institute of Fushi University also actively participated in the "Together" Children's Tourism Festival organized by the All-Russian Tourism Administration, and held cultural experience activities with Chinese characteristics such as calligraphy, paper cutting, and origami for local children, which attracted many local children to participate.
Source | Confucius Institute of Volgograd State Social Pedagogical University, Russia
Confucius Institute Office
Text | Niu Shiwei Ning Huaiying
Photography | Niu Shiwei Budarina
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