The first Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona Chinese Culture Festival was held in Tucson on September 22 (picture)

The first Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona Chinese Culture Festival was held in Tucson on September 22 (picture) The first Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona Chinese Culture Festival was held in Tucson on September 22 (picture) September 22-30…

The First Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona Chinese Culture Festival was held in Tucson on September 22 (picture) The First Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona Chinese Culture Festival was held from September 22 to 30, Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States. In order to introduce Chinese culture to the local American people, promote Chinese language teaching, and increase the visibility of the Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona (Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona), the Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona (Confucius Institute at the University of Arizona) is actively preparing for the first Chinese Culture Festival in Tucson together with the university and the community. The activities of this cultural festival are rich in content and diverse in form, striving to meet the needs of the American people for a multi-faceted understanding of Chinese culture. The first Asian University Confucius Institute Chinese Culture Festival will grandly kick off with the Chinese Health Day at Tucson City Park on September 22. Activities in the coming week include a series of lectures on Chinese culture, covering Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi, Confucian ritual music and folk music, Chinese films and directors, and Chinese archeology. We will also hold Chinese poetry lectures and Mid-Autumn Festival poetry concerts, as well as a city-wide Chinese language competition for college, middle school and primary school students on Chinese Language Day. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival on September 30, the Confucius Institute at Asia University will present a Mid-Autumn Party with a rich Chinese style together with local musicians and students in the United States to bring this cultural festival to a successful conclusion. This Chinese Culture Festival has received widespread support from all walks of life and the school attaches great importance to it. Colleges and departments at the University of Arizona that directly assist the Confucius Institute at Asia University in organizing cultural festivals include the School of Humanities, the Department of East Asia, the Poetry Center, the School of Music, the School of Public Health, the Center for Disease Prevention and Health Care, the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Department of Anthropology. More than a dozen social groups, including the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, the Tucson Huasheng Chorus, the Tucson Chinese Dance Team, the Tucson Chinese Tai Chi Team, the Tucson Chinese Martial Arts Team, and schools of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, have also joined and participated in the preparations for the cultural festival; the relevant municipal management departments have specially opened park venues for the opening ceremony of our Chinese Cultural Festival and provided reduced-price zoo tickets to attract families and citizens of all age groups to participate. Local professional and amateur actors are rehearsing intensively. Various school districts and schools are actively signing up to participate in the Chinese Language Day competition. The Chinese Consulate will send people from Los Angeles to attend the cultural festival. The mayor of Tucson and the leaders of the University of Arizona will attend China Health Day (September 22) and give speeches at the opening ceremony of the Chinese Culture Festival on that day. All walks of life will attend the cultural festival's activities over a week. During the cultural festival, the Confucius Institute at Asia University will also invite university and Tucson city leaders and celebrities to visit the Confucius Institute at Asia University and discuss the Confucius Institute’s recent and long-term development plans. Local radio stations and newspapers interviewed the director of the Confucius Institute and students of the Confucius Institute about the first Chinese Culture Festival and will continue to report to the public. The Online Confucius Institute at the Beijing headquarters of Hanban has negotiated with the Confucius Institute at Asia University to promote the Online Confucius Institute through the first Chinese Culture Festival and encourage students to register for the Online Confucius Institute. The Online Confucius Institute will also open a column to introduce and report on the first Tucson Chinese Culture Festival organized by the Confucius Institute at Asia University. It is expected that the number of people directly participating in this Chinese Culture Festival will reach 4,000. Countless Americans will learn about the Tucson Chinese Cultural Festival through newspapers, television and multimedia. The Confucius Institute at Asia University looks forward to establishing consensus and cooperation with more university departments, government agencies, and social groups on the occasion of the Chinese Culture Festival, so as to create a good mass foundation and social environment for the further development of local Chinese language and culture teaching. For detailed information about the Tucson Chinese Cultural Festival and the Confucius Institute at UA, please visit the website of the Confucius Institute at UA at http://confucius.arizona.edu. For specific activities and times of the cultural festival: Chinese Health Day Saturday, September 22 | 8 a.m. -12 p.m. Explore Chinese Martial Arts and Tai Chi with Masters Junmin Zhao and Junjie Feng from Shaolin, China. They were the leading performers at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Discover traditional Chinese medicine, learn how to cook healthy Chinese cuisine, and receive complimentary admission to the Reid Park Zoo. Co-hosted by the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention & Health Promotion. Location: DeMeester Performance Center, Reid Park, Tucson, AZ 85716 Lecture I: Chinese Martial Arts Sunday, September 23 | 3 p.m. -5 p.m. Lecture on the history and the development of Chinese Martial Arts by Masters Junmin Zhao, and Junjie Feng, visiting from Shaolin, China, followed by the rare opportunity to view a live demonstration of traditional Chinese weaponry. Location: UA Student Union, Ballroom South, 3rd floor Lecture II: Traditional Chinese Music, September 25 | 11a.m. -12 p.m. Hear a stimulating lecture on Confucius ceremony music and Lu-Nan traditional Chinese instrumental music Tuesday by guest lecturer Professor Huiqing Cheng, visiting from Shandong University of Arts. Co-hosted by the UA School of Music, College of Fine Arts Location: UA Crowder Hall, 1017 E Olive Rd., Tucson, AZ 85719 Lecture III: Chinese Cinema & Director Wu Tianming Wednesday, September 26 | 3:30 p.m. -6:30 p.m. Learn about Chinese films and Director Wu Tianming with Professor and Scholar Tan Ye from the University of South Carolina. Free screening of Wu’s multi-award winning film "King of Masks" Location: UA Student Union, Ballroom South, 3rd floor Chinese Moon Festival Poetry Concert Thursday, September 27 | 7 p.m. -9 p.m. Attend a Chinese Moon Festival Poetry Concert, co-hosted by the UA Department of East Asian Studies. This is an event to experience Chinese vocal and instrumental music, along with a lecture on ancient and modern Chinese poems by UA Professors Brigitta Lee and Dian Li. Location: UA Poetry Center, College of Humanities, 1508 E. Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721 Lecture IV: ecent Efforts in the Search for Remote Human Ancestors in China? Friday, September 28 12 p.m. -2 p.m. Xing Gao, Professor of Archeology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, will outline recent efforts in the search for ancient human ancestors in China. Co-hosted by the UA School of Anthropology. Location: UA Student Union, Kiva Room, 2nd floor Chinese Language Day Saturday, September 29 | 9 a.m. -2 p.m. Co-hosted by Tucson Chinese Association Tucson elementary, middle, high school, and college students test their knowledge of Chinese language. Other activities include making traditional moon cakes, Chinese games, cultural activities and prizes! Location: Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 West River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704 Moon Festival Concert Sunday, September 30 | 7 p.m. -9 p.m. Attendees can experience Chinese traditional music, folk songs, and choral masterworks at the Moon Festival Concert. Co-hosted by the UA School of Music and the Tucson Sino Choir, this celebration of Chinese composition is an encounter not to be missed. Location: UA Crowder Hall, 1017 E Olive Rd., Tucson, AZ 85719