Celebration of China's 60th Anniversary at NC State

• “China Through My Eyes” Photo Exhibition  (Oct. 1, 2009)

    In order to celebrate the 60th birthday of China, Confucius Institute organized a photo contest featuring China theme. Contestants include students, faculty and people from the community who have been to China in the past few years. They submitted a  total of 130 pictures that capture the sights, natural wonders, and essence of Chinese people and culture.

• Chinese Movie night  (Sept. 30, 2009)

     As part of the celebration, a Chinese Movie night was organized by Confucius Institute. Catering to  American students’ strong interest in Chinese Kung fu, we selected a Stephen Chow movie Shaolin Soccer to show at Witherspoone Theater on campus .  It was a night filled with laughter and further understanding of the perseverance on Kung fu practitioners at the same time.

• Experience China: Chinese Culture Seminar Series (Sept. 22 – Oct.13, 2009)

    In coordination with other China’s National Day celebration events on NC State campus, Confucius Institute provided a channel for understanding Chinese culture by its “Experience China: Chinese culture Seminar Series”.

   Prof. Wang Xiaoying gave students an overview on China’s geography, historical and cultural highlights, social changes, and current social issues.

• Confucius Institute Students Joint Celebration   (Oct. 1, 2009)

    On Thursday, Oct.1st , all three Chinese classes of NC State Confucius institute shared the joy of China’s National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival with faculty and staff from the Institute. Students watched video presentation on the origin and customs of Mid-Autumn Festival, and participated in a quiz that tested their knowledge about China. They also had a chance to taste moon cakes and other Chinese snacks. For majority of the students, this was their first Mid-Autumn Festival and a very memorable one.

• Chinese Culture Booth at International  Festival  (Oct. 2 – Oct. 4, 2009)

     For the second year in a row, NCSU CI made its presence at the International Festival in Raleigh, a very popular event among the local community. This year’s theme featured languages from the world, so CI event staff made special effort in presenting the charm of Chinese language to festival goers, from the booth decoration, audio posters, to demonstrating Chinese calligraphy and writing Chinese names. People who stopped by the CI booth all left with a little bit more knowledge about Chinese language in both spoken and written format.