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On July 6 to 21, 17 selected students from Confucius Institute at Vilnius University and affiliated education centers attended a two-week summer camp themed by “Chinese Dream &Liaoning University Impression” in China. Since these students had studied some Chinese language and were infatuated with Chinese culture, they were eager to come to China and see it themselves. By a lucky coincidence, the summer camp provided them with such an opportunity. 

When arrived in Beijing, they first visited Confucius Institute Headquarters/Hanban and presented a friendship tree made up of chrysophoron to Hanban to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Confucius Institute. During the following three days, the students visited not only the ancient heritages such as the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, the Imperial Palace, the Summer Palace and South Luogu Lane but also some modern architecture like majestic Tiananmen Square and Bird's Nest. In addition, they watched Beijing Opera and tasted Roast Duck, experiencing real Chinese culture and Beijing’s flavor.

In Shenyang, Liaoning University offered them special Chinese classes. Each day, they got to know new parts of Chinese culture. Colorful cultural experience such as learning Beijing Opera, tea art, calligraphy and Chinese painting were accompanied by several cultural tours like visiting Expo Park, Provincial Museum, Imperial Art Academy and Citizen Culture Square, etc. With great curiosity and motivation, the students took immense pains to absorb various knowledge.

When the camp drew to a close, some international students and Chinese students of Liaoning University got together to hold a party. Especially, students from Lithuania sang a song “Auld Lang Syne” in Chinese to express their love for Chinese and their friendship with teachers and friends there, which deeply impressed the camp students. 

The Mid-Autumn festival was being celebrated at the VU Confucius institute on September 8th. During the celebration the traditions of the festival were presented and the guests were welcomed to taste various snacks and, most importantly, the traditional Mid-Autumn festival snack - the mooncakes.  

We are really glad that this festival gathered so many people and we invite you to remember the highlights of the celebration !

September 27th, Saturday, was the day when a celebration dedicated to the founding of Confucius institute worldwide – international Confucius institute day - was held at Vilnius M. Daukša middle school. The celebration also included the opening of Confucius class in M. Daukša middle school.

The first Confucius institute was found ten years ago, in 2004, Seul. There already are 443 active Confucius institutes in the world. Vilnius Confucius institute was found almost 4 years ago.

The celebration was held on Saturday, September 27th, at Vilnius M. Daukša middle school. Many people gathered to celebrate this event, among them – Vilnius City Mayor Artūras Zuokas, vice-minister Ministry of Education and Science Rimantas Vaitkus, the acting rector of the Vilnius University Jūras Banys, PRC ambassador in Lithuania J.E. Liu Zengwen, Liaoning University pro-rector prof. Xu Ping and other respectable guests.

The event started with acknowlegments to the important guests for their support and collaboration at launching the VU Confucius institute and also for their support for chinese culture spread in Lithuania. After that, the opening of Confucius class in M. Daukša school was celebrated – VU Confucius institute directors prof. Audrius Beinorius and prof. Zhang Donghui signed the agreement with M. Daukša school director R. Mikalauskienė. Later, the acting rector of the Vilnius University Jūras Banys, Vilnius City Mayor Artūras Zuokas and ambassador Liu Zengwen attended ribbon cutting ceremony concerning this opening. M. Daukša school students, already learning at the Confucius class, prepared a thank-you performance for the guests.

The famous ceramics master from China Jackson Li also visited the celebration – due to the VU Confucius institute initiated project „Meno gairės. Baltija – Kinija 2014“, which is located at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, the master was visiting Lithuania. Moreover, with the help of cultural intiative group „Kvadratas“, the ceramics workshop was organized at the celebration. The guests also could take a look at the ceramic works made at the art project workshop in Vilnius Academy of Arts. 

VU Confucius institute and M. Daukša middle school have already been collaborating for a couple of years. The school, with the help of VU CI, provides chinese language, culture and art classes, organizes events related to the chinese culture. A volunteer teacher from China is going to teach the students. Hereby, an interest to the chinese culture will be efectively spread among young students and they will have a great opportunity to get known to China and its culture.

On  November 17, 2014 , Prof. Shang Quanyu, the Chinese Director of  CI at Riga University, visited  CI at  Vilnius University (VU), along with Dong Fang, the Chinese language teacher representitive. They were warmly welcomed by the Chinese Director, Prof. Zhang Donghui, and the project manager Vilma at the institute of CI at VU. The two parties exchanged ideas around some issues such as the Chinese language teaching, cultural activities and further cooperations after they visited the library, Chinese classrooms and audio room at CI of VU.  The following day, guests also visted the well-known library of Vilnius University and its old campus.

November 28th was the day for the final event of Vilnius University Confucius Institute organized „Chinese Culture Week“. The last time when Peking opera was performed in Lithuania was 15 years ago, therefore this year Peking opera performance received much attention. This time the guests were three young, yet already well-known performers from China. Yang Yang, Huang Xinyang and Liu Zhen, also accompanied by the opera art expert Xu Zhaoqun. Earlier in the week the guests also performed at Vytautas Magnus University and Lithuania Sports University in Kaunas, and also at Vilniaus M. Daukša school, where the Confucius class was opened couple of months ago.

The event at Vilnius University consisted not only of Peking opera performances – we also had guests from Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences – the piano master Liu Jintao and his wife, soprano soloist Men Xue from China. This duet prepared a really stunning performance.

Peking opera is quite unusual to listen and watch for a regular lithuanian, and itself is not too similar to the Western opera style. Therefore, when performers appeared in their vividly painted faces and colourful costumes, the audience was stunned. 

We are very glad and honoured that so many guests arrived at the performance. We hope that events like this will encourage more and more people to develope their interest in Chinese culture.

The Opening of the Project  „Meno gairės. Baltija-Kinija“ Exhibition / 13th October

To mark the final stage of the project „Meno gairės. Baltija-Kinija“, an exhibition dedicated for the works made especially for and during the course of the project was opened at „Akademija" gallery in Pilies str. 44. The event was attended by the ambassador of the People's Republic of China Liu Zengwen, the Rector of Vilnius Academy of Arts Audrius Klimas, the representative  of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Justina Razumaitė, the director of Confucius Institute at Vilnius University Zhang Donghui, the initiator of the project Tomas Daunora and a great number of people who are fond of ceramics and Chinese painting arts. The sponsors of this project were Confucius Institute at Vilnius University, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and academic partners – Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian art academies, Baltic States‘universities and embassies of the People's Republic of China in the Baltic States.

„Meno gairės. Baltija-Kinija“ was the first large-scale project  initiated by Lithuanian cultural organizations and joined all Baltic states with China. The objective was to join geographically distant art communities and to strengthen ties between neighbouring Baltic States – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia – arts and scientific institutions, arts centres and artists.

During the opening, the guests could admire the pieces of art as well as learn about traditional Chinese tea ceremony which was introduced by mistress Tang Yilin, also to try some tea by themselves.

The exhibition displayed various works of China‘s and Baltic States‘ artists. We were very pleased that even  well known artists were keen on joining this event. One of them was Chinese artist Li Jianshen (李见深)  - master of ceramic arts. He completed MFA degrees at Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute and Alfred University. He is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) and the founder of China Sanbao Ceramic Working Village which is one of the bigest ceramic arts centre in China.  Such a varied eduction left strong impact to his works –traditional Chinese and modern arts are greatly intertwined in his works.

Arist Sui Mu (隋牟)  - is well known traditional Chinese painting artist whose interpretations of traditional art are greatly praised. Motives of confucian, daoism and buddhism traditions as well as flowers and mountings take a big part of his works. One of the most common themes in his art – images of intellectual women. He also tries to leave space in his works - so common in traditional Chinese art - which lets the observer himself to imagine and finish the piece. His works were displayed in various art exhibitions around the world.

In addition to these famous artists mentioned above, the younger generation artist‘s Chen Xingxing (陈星星) works were also shown in the exhibition, which were inspired by the stay in Lithuania. Also visitors had a chance to have a look at some Baltic states artists‘ works: Estonian - Annika Teder, Kersti Laanmaa, Urmas Puhkan;  Latvian: Juta Rindina, Ilona Romule, Dainis Lesinš; Lithuanian Jonas Arčikauskas, Egidijus Šimatonis, Tomas J. Daunora. 

The Chinese artists were accompanied by a noted film maker, documentarist who is working in China‘s central television Gao Yue, who will make the movie to commemorate the project.

In 16th of December pupils of Queen Morta School visited Confucius institute. In the eve of the most important holiday in Lithuania - Christmas - children were told about the most important holiday in China - Chinese New Year (or Spring Festival). Besides being told about the customs, pupils were introduced to Chinese language, Chinese characters and calligraphy. We were amazed by their knowledge of China, their endless curiosity and open-minded apporach to different cultures.

On February 12th, Confucius Institute staff visited Vilnius Uzupis Gymnasium,  where they organized the lecture about 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 out traditional Chinese paper – cutting.

Confucius Institute also presented  gifts to the gymnasium  so that all school community members could learn more about China‘s culture and custom. They presented educational CD‘s about China‘s culture and traditions, Confucius „Lunyu“ books and photo album which was made in the cooperation of two Lithuanian and Chinese artisans. They captured the most outstanding pictures of China, those were put into one photo album which vividly depicts the scenery of China.

We hope that students enjoyed the time with us and hope to meet them again soon.

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. As some students are already learning the Chinese language, they also had a chance to show their language skills during the lecture. We were left surprised and pleased by students' enthusiasm and knowledge about the Spring festival. 


Confucius Institute presented  gifts to the high school so that all members of the school community could learn more about China‘s culture and customs. They presented educational CDs about China‘s cultural heritage and a photo album which was made in the cooperation of two Lithuanian and Chinese artisans who captured the most outstanding pictures of China.

The nameplate of Confucius class was unveiled at 24th of February in Vilniaus Mikalojaus Daukšos secondary school. Many important guests attended the ceremony including H.E. Chinese ambassador Liu Zengwen, represantatives of Vilnius City Municipality, directors of Vilnius and Kaunas schools, Confucius institute and teachers as well as students of Daukšos school.

During the ceremony, which happened at the same time as the celebration of Chinese New year, Chinese ambassador welcomed the guests and expressed his happiness that the number of interested of China and Chinese language in Lithuania is steadily increasing. The directors of schools also expressed their gratitude and emphasized the importance of mutual cooperation.

After welcoming speeches and unveiling of the nameplate, pianist Liu Jitao, together with his students played the first performance – “The Butterfly Lovers”. Later, the students of Daukšos School showed their knowledge of Chinese language by reciting few pieces of Chinese poetry as well as wishing everybody happy Chinese new year.  The guests were fascinated by the last performance, where students sang a popular Chinese song “The same song”.

After official event the students went to various activities such as martial arts, paper cutting and making of Chinese dumplings. Moreover, the director of Confucius institute presented the opportunities of studying in China, while students who went there shared their experiences. 

On 27th of February Confucius institute visited Klaipėda Ąžuolynas gymnasium. During the visit project manager of Confucius institute Vilma Šniukštaitė shared her experience on working in the institute and in Lithuanian pavillion during Shanghai Expo 2010. Also, the institute met with the head-master of the gymnasium Vilija Prižgintienė to discuss the possibilites of teaching Chinese language in Klaipėda.

A meeting with China's National Peking Opera (Jingju) Troupe and its director Sun Guiyuan was held at the National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius on the 2nd of June. It was a rare occasion to attend a Peking Opera workshop, which can be reffered to as the essence or the gem of the vast Chinese culture. The National Peking Opera Troupe is one of the most famous in China and the director Sun Guiyuan is one of the most distinguished; therefore tickets to their performances are rather pricey and are sold out very fast even in China.

During the workshop, Peking Opera was introduced by the director himself and the producer of the international channel of the China Central Television (CCTV) and a Peking Opera expert Xu Zhaoqun. The meeting was carried out in Mandarin and English, and translated to Lithuanian for the audience. Sui Guiyuan introduced Jingju's orchestra, makeup, roles, costumes, performances and Jingju's arbitrary setting; i.e. a performer walking in cricle can symbolise a trip from Beijing to Vilnius. Guests also had the chance to observe how performers put the makeup and costumes on, which is a rare sight even in China.
The workshop finished with a fight scene in which the performers pretended to fight in a complete darkness. The thrilling scene with a touch of humour was followed by applauses from the audience. During the workshop the audience not only received a lot of information that helped them to better understand the Peking Opera on Thursday, but they also had the chance to experience the close up of some exciting performances.
Chen Zhongjian's photos.

 

 

 

On the 9th of May 'Chinese Bridge' Competition was held in Lithuania for the very first time at Vilnius University. 'Chinese Bridge' is a large-scale Chinese language competition for university students sponsored by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban). It was held in 2002 for the first time and since then around 400 000 students from over 90 countries have participated in the national competitions world-wide. Among them, over 1300 winning students from each country have had the chance to compete in the 'Chinese Bridge' semi-finals and finals in China.
The mission of the 'Chinese Bridge' Competition is to encourage students from all over the globe to study Chinese language and culture, and to better the understanding of the Chinese culture worldwide. 
Besides demonstrating their language skills and cultural knowledge, the contestants took part in a talent show. Students from three universities (Vilnius University, Vytautas Magnus University and Mykolas Romeris University) showed their calligraphy, poetry reading, singing and guitar skills. Andrius Vilkas who is in his third year studying at the Centre for Asia Studies at Vytautas Magnus University won the first Lithuanian 'Chinese Bridge' Competition. Giedrius Sapokas and Vykintas Narkevicius, both studying at the Centre of Oriental Studies at Vilnius University, came second and third respectively. The winner was congratulated by the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China HE Wei Ruixing.
The very first Lithuanian 'Chinese Bridge' Competition which offers students the chance to visit China and receive a scholarship for continuing their studies in China was organised by the VU Confucius Institute and financed by the embassy of the People's Republic of China.

 

 

A lecture on a traditional Chinese medicine was held in Vilnius on the 14th of May. Dr. Wu Hao, an acclaimed physician from China's Guang'anmen Hospital, introduced traditional Chinese medicine and presented acupressure technique and other tips for overcoming the most common ailments in today's society.

 

 

Welcome to the practical seminar ‘‘Introduction to the Massage (tuina) of Traditional Chinese Medicine‘‘.

Prof. Li Chunri is a lecturer at Liaoning Traditional Chinese Medicine University and a doctor at university hospital  who specializes in Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion therapy, the winner of many academic awards and the author of academic articles currently is working as a visiting scholar at the Slovak Medical University.

Assoc. Prof. Bai Zhenmin is one of the most prominent professors of the Beijing Sport University, who is well versed in Traditional Chinese Medicine and its applications to rehabilitation. Accumulated many years of experience working in Japan and Russia. Professor is an authour of many academic articles and books, he is currently working at the Confucius Institute in Norway.

The seminar is designed to both medical professionals who are eager to deepen their knowledge in Traditional Chinese medicine and to all who are interested in Chinese medicine.

A description of the seminar:

Theoretical and practical lectures on Saturday:

    1.    Introduction to TCM massage (tuina).

          A.     Basic philosophy of TCM.

          B.     Meridians and acupoints.    

          C.    The concepts and features of TCM massage (tuina).

   2.     Basics of massage technology and its application.

   3.     Massage on Abdomen Combined with Respiration.

 

Practical lectures on Sunday:

  1.  Acupoints selection and compatibility in practise.

  2. Vacuum tubes and lumbar pain treatment.

  3. Gua Sha treatment and how this method is used to treat neck pain.

  4. Er dou treatment for insomnia.

 

Date and Time: on 16th - 17th (Saturday, Sunday) December at 9:00 – 12:20 and 13:30 – 16:40. Between the seminars we are expecting to have 10 – 20 min. coffee/tea breaks. On Sunday starts at 9:30!

Place: on Saturday 9:00 – 12:20 the theoretical part of the lectures will be held in the Confucius Grand auditorium. Practical lectures (Saturday 13:30 – 16:40  and Sunday) will be held at the VU Culture Center Dance Hall (M.K. Čiurlionio St. 21, VU Faculty of Natural Sciences, III floor).

The volume of the course: 16 academic hours.

After hearing the seminar participants will be awarded with the certificate.

The seminar will be held in English!

Price of the seminar: 150 eur., for students 120 eur.

Register till December 14th by e-mail:

 

Information about the payment for the seminar: 

 

Swedbank

Payment code – 103027

Payment title  - Studijų įmoka

Receiver  – Vilniaus universitetas

Receiver‘s code  - 211950810

Receiver‘s bank  – „Swedbank“, AB

Bank code  – 73000

Receiver‘s account  – LT377300010094318310

Payer‘s code – ID number

Payment purpose – 35000005 

Sum  – 150 Eur.

 

 


SEB

Payment code – 3005

Payment title   - Studijų įmoka

Receiver – Vilniaus universitetas

Receiver‘s code  - 211950810

Receiver‘s bank  – SEB bankas, AB

Bank code  – 70440

Receiver‘s account  – LT087044060001101389

Payer‘s code – [kursų dalyvio asmens kodas]

Statement no. – 350000

Payment purpose - 35000005

Sum  – 150 Eur. 

 

Please send us the copy of your payment confirmation. 

 

 

 

 

 

On February 13th, together with Confucius class students of the VGTU Engineering Lyceum, we celebrated Chinese New Year of the Yellow Dog. An event was opened by a concert, students performed  popular Chinese songs, played traditional Chinese instruments. After the concert, we all together participated at the calligraphy workshops, took part in the lesson of Martial Arts (Wushu) and attended traditional tea ceremony. In fact, we did not forget the Shrovetide celebration known as the Pancake day,  therefore not only did we make pancakes, but also cooked traditional Chinese dumplings (Jiaozi), which is an important element of the Spring festivil in China.

This event even got some attention from Chinese News website Xinhua. You can find an articale written in Chinese here: http://xinhuanet.com/2018-02/18/c_1122427100.htm 

On the 7th of Febraury, Confucius Institute of Vilnius University organized a Chinese calligraphy workshops, which attracted a large group of people who wanted not only to get acquainted with this sophisticated art, but also try it by themselves. The event was led by a lecturer of  Hunan University of Humanitie, Science and Techonology, calligrapher, graphic design expert Chen Hong, who introduced traditional Chinese art known as calligraphy, its history, its main types of fonts and the compilation of characters. Also, Chen Hong presented the best of his graphic design works. Participants quickly applied new knowledges to create their own first calligraphy works wishing happy Spring festival.

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