Confucius Institute Journey to China Spring 2014, Issue 21 | Página 18

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Cameron Village Library China Day
On January 13th, Raleigh’s Cameron Village Library invited our CI to host a cultural workshop to welcome the 2014 New
Year, the year of the Horse. The event opened with fan-dancing. CI staffs dressed in folk costumes waved silk fans up and down,
swaying to the melodic tunes of Taihu. All audiences were drawn by the dance’s changing formations, sometimes a blossoming
flower, and sometimes a flowing stream. Following the beautiful opening act, our CI staffs introduced Chinese paper-cutting
and calligraphy. Students used red construction papers to cut the 3D-character of “春” (meaning Spring). Chinese calligraphy
supplies were also prepared for students to learn how to trace and write simple Chinese new year greetings. Most of the
participants expressed that the workshop was their first real encounter with Chinese culture; they were delighted by what
they learned. As one of the largest local libraries, Cameron Village Library receives over 1,300 visitors each day. This event not
only impressed those attended the workshop, it also attracted other library-goers as they watched through the glass wall.
为了喜迎马年新春，同时也为了推广中国语言文化，2014年1月13日 迎着料峭的春寒，
，
北卡州大孔院的老师们来到凯美伦社区图书
馆为社区的孩子们举办了一场别开生面的中国文化宣传活动。
活动以曼妙的扇子舞
《太湖美》
开场，孔院的老师们身穿亮丽的民族服装，手持大绸扇，伴随着
《太湖美》
的悠扬节奏翩翩起舞。
只见两把大绸扇在老师们的手中上下翻飞
，时而摆出团花的造型
，时而变换出现出波浪的形状，别具东方特色的舞蹈给孩子们留下了深
刻的印象。接着，
在两个分开布置的大展台，老师们为孩子展示了中国剪纸和书法。红色的彩纸在老师的巧手下魔术般地变成了一个个立
体的
“春” 而散发着墨香的毛笔纵横挥洒 在白色的宣纸上浸染出一个个骨架立体的汉字，孩子们被这一切深深地吸引了 在老师们
字，
，
。
的悉心指导下
，孩子们开始尝试着剪出了可能是他们人生的第一个剪纸作品 写出了第一个书法汉字。看着自己的丰硕成果，孩子们露出
，
了开心的笑容。
凯美伦社区图书馆是罗利市较大的一家图书馆
，每天来借阅书籍的人数达到1300人次 本次活动不但让孩子们接触到中国文化，也
，
吸引了前来借阅的人们驻足观看，起到了很好的宣传和推广效果。