On the 4th of March, Tuesday, students received an unusual Chinese language lesson at M. Dauksa School. During this lesson, pupils were learning Chinese language not by sitting in school desk but by cooking traditional Chinese dumplings.
On the 12th of February, the last event of “Mysterious China” cycle was held in the Art Gallery of Panevezys. There was the lecture called “The intersection and harmony between the Chinese and contemporary Western medicine” given by the Confucius Institute’s doc. Dainius Butvilas. Up to one hundred people came to listen and deepen their knowledge of Chinese medicine.
While the Chinese New Year was approaching, the celebration rituals were introduced not only in the events “Mystical China” held in Panevezys but as well in Vilnius Lyceum. The director of VU Confucius Institute prof. Zhang Donghui, project manager Vilma Sniukstaite and Chinese language lecturer Bo Shuyan participated in this event.
On February 13th, we visited Vilnius Jesuit High School, where we organized a lecture about the upcoming Chinese New Year. Students were introduced to Chinese New Year custom and traditions, had a chance to see traditional New Year decorations and to try the traditional Chinese paper–cutting.
