Confucius Institute Journey to China Fall 2013, Issue 20 | Page 12

CI News, Fall 2013 CI News, Fall 2013 2013 Packapalooza CI’s Presence in NC State University top? 2013 PACKAPALOOZA [page 13] top? EXPERIENCE WITH NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY [page 15] 12??? confucius institute newsletter 2013?8?24? ???????????????Packapalooza??????Hillsborough????????????????????125?? ???????????? ?270????????????????45,000??????? ??????????????????????? ???????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? ??????? ????????????????????HSK????????? ????????????????? ???????????????? ??????WRAL ??????Technician????Facebook? ? Twitter?????????Youtube?????????? top? top? On August 24, 2013, an annual street festival “Packapalooza” was held on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. The festival coincides with NC State’s 125th anniversary celebration. 270 booths and six live music performances attracted 45,000 North Carolina students, alumni and local residents to participate.Our CI used this opportunity to set up a language and cultural table to showcase Chinese language and culture. Our calligraphy table attracted a large audience. We also seized the opportunity to introduce our courses, HSK exam, CI scholarships, as well as Chinese Bridge, to help expand the influence of the CI. North Carolina local TV station WRAL, North Carolina State Newspaper-Technician, social media outlets including Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube, all ran reports of this event. NC STATE & CHINA: A UNIVERSITY WIDE RECEPTION [page 14] “CHINA THROUGH MY EYES” PHOTO CONTEST [pages 16-17] confucius institute newsletter??? 13