Current location:entertainment >>
Students in UK wowed by time
entertainment61619People have gathered around
IntroductionStudents learn the typography of the Chinese characters in London, Britain, April 25, 2024. An event ...
Students learn the typography of the Chinese characters in London, Britain, April 25, 2024. An event in celebration of Chinese Language Day of this year was held on Thursday in central London, during which six on-site workshops offered the students an opportunity to experience Chinese culture, such as typography of the Chinese characters, Kung Fu, and Chinese fan dance.(Xinhua/Li Ying)
Gazing down on spectators, with impressive noses and daunting staring eyes, bronze masks and figures displayed during a digital tour of Chinese artifacts have wowed British school students.
The virtual tour of China's Sanxingdui Museum was held on Thursday in central London during an event in celebration of Chinese Language Day of this year, which was attended by about 100 students from four schools.
Despite being dubbed as one of the world's greatest archaeological findings of the 20th century, the Sanxingdui Ruins, whose remnants date back 4,500 to 3,000 years, were unfamiliar to many students, including Devina Mistry from Queen Mary's High School.
Mistry told Xinhua that this was the first time she was introduced to Sanxingdui, and the bronze figure of a tiger left a strong impression on her. She has been learning Chinese for a year and events like this have always been entertaining and educational.
"Learning Mandarin has been much more than acquiring a new way to communicate," she said, adding that the experiences of learning the language gave her "an opportunity to connect with people" and enriched her "understanding and appreciation of a culture that is both ancient and vibrantly alive today."
Joan Deslandes, head teacher of Kingsford Community School, said that the next generation "will need to understand China's culture and be able to work in the Mandarin language" in today's global context.
"The fact that more and more schools are incorporating Mandarin into their curriculum reflects the recognition that has been made in how important this is," she added. Her school has been teaching Chinese since 2000.
During the event, six on-site workshops offered the students an opportunity to experience Chinese culture, such as typography of the Chinese characters, Kung Fu, and Chinese fan dance.
"All people-to-people exchanges are really important in education," Katharine Carruthers, director of IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society's Confucius Institute for Schools, told Xinhua during the event.
She said that Chinese children learning English and British children learning Chinese will be the "bedrock" of the relationship between the two countries, and it's important for them to "find out they have a lot more in common than there are differences."
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Culture Corridor news portal”。http://angola.fightbigfood.org/news-71b299638.html
Related articles
Insider Q&A: CIA's chief technologist's cautious embrace of generative AI
entertainmentKnowledge advantage can save lives, win wars and avert disaster. At the Central Intelligence Agency, ...
Read moreRhod Gilbert shares cancer update as he admits he's 'pinching himself' over performing stand
entertainmentRhod Gilbert is delighted to be back on stage performing stand-up comedy two years after he was diag ...
Read moreNorth Carolina shootout that killed 4 law officers began as task force tried to serve a warrant
entertainmentCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others ...
Read more
Popular articles
- Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry
- Coleen Rooney gives a glimpse into her £20million Cheshire mansion as she employs a celebrity
- Women can stand the cold BETTER than men, surprising study finds
- To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji
- Everybody may love Raymond, but Ray Romano loves Peter Boyle
- Chilling moment masked thug calmly prepares himself before stabbing a stranger with a 10
Latest articles
LINKS
- Shed of the Year 2024: We speak to one entrant who created his dream British boozer 'The Dirty Dog'
- From caves to lagoons and lost
- As the Glastonbury 2024 lineup is announced, AI reveals the ultimate headliners
- How to sort your pension and Isa before the tax year ends: This is Money podcast
- The ultimate coffee
- Bridges across the US that suffered same fate as Francis Scott Key in Baltimore
- Greece gives away 25,000 free holidays
- HK$3.5 billion Hong Kong Palace Museum opens after typhoon delay
- Will the Budget cut taxes
- HK$3.5 billion Hong Kong Palace Museum opens after typhoon delay