Confucius Institute Journey to China Spring 2014, Issue 21 | Page 24

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On March 23rd, E.S. King Village, an international neighbourhood at NC
State, held an International Festival. Many international students and scholars
from over ten different countries live in E.S. King Village. CI was invited to this
festival to demonstrate Chinese food and culture. Our CI’s calligraphy table
drew many international scholars’ interest as they traced Chinese greetings
and wrote their names in Chinese. On our food table, CI provided traditional
Chinese snacks, such as Shaqima, pineapple cakes, and coconut candies.
Several Chinese scholars came to the festival to help demonstrate how to make
hand-made dumplings. In this year’s festival, there were more than 10 booths
showcasing food and cultures of different countries, including Thailand, India,
Japan, Korea, Turkey, Egypt, and Indonesia. Aside from the delicious food,
cultural performances, such as Taichi, Aikido, and Indian dancing, were also
a crucial part of the festival. More than 300 people attended the festival. E.S.
King Village said they would like to host this event every year in the future.
3月23日国际美食文化节在E.S. King Village举行。E.S. King Village是北卡州大的
国际宿舍小区 其中住着来自十几个国家的访问学者和学生
，
。美食文化节的目的是搭
建一个平台，
为各国的留学生和访问学者创造分享美食、交流文化的机会。
北卡州大
孔院受邀参加此次活动，
前去展示中国美食和中国文化。孔院的展台由两部分组成，
一部分是中国书法，另一部分