Under the collaboration between VU Confucius Institute and „Sveikas miestas“, a huge celebration of World Taijiquan and Qigong Day was held in the heart of Vilnius, Town Hall square, on the last Saturday of April. During the celebration, a few hundred people gathered in Town Hall square where they had a chance to know a variety of Chinese time tested wellness systems as well as secrets of martial art techniques.
On the 29th of April, there was signed a memorandum between VU Confucius Institute and VDU Centre of Asian Studies concerning collaboration while establishing Confucius Institute teaching office in the Centre of Asian Studies.from now on, teachers from Confucius Institute in China will be teaching in the Centre of Asian studies.
VU Confucius Institute had a honour to welcome a senior student of Beijing Physical Education University, multiple prize winner of China‘s Wushu contests, the winner of China‘s Wushu Championship in 2006 and Wushu instructor Liang Wenming.
The representatives of Lithuania‘s traditional Wushu association „Shaolin“ have won 10 prizes in Baltic Olympiad of Martial Arts which took place in Riga on the 5-6th of April.
This weekend, Baltic Olympiad of Martial Arts was held in the capital of Latvia where representatives of Wushu style Taijiquan from Lithuania‘s „Taichi association“ became the favourites in this category.
VU Centre of Oriental Studies for the first time organized Baltic Alliance for Asian Studies conference which was held on the 3-4th of April, in Vilnius. Scholars fromEstonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Armenia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the United Kingdom, the Unites States, gathered under 10 panels, presented 50 papers.
Collaborating with VU Confucius institute, Sports University of Lithuania has given an exceptional opportunity for everyone who is willing to deepen their knowledge of Chinese martial arts.
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.
