It is a "blessing" to learn about China happily. The ASU Confucius Institute's Chinese summer camp activities concluded (pictures)

It is a "blessing" to understand China happily. The Chinese summer camp activities of the ASU Confucius Institute closed (pictures). Alberta Times 201...

It is a "blessing" to understand China happily. The Chinese summer camp activities of the ASU Confucius Institute closed (pictures) Alberta Times The 2011 Chinese Summer Camp organized by the ASU Confucius Institute held a closing ceremony at 1:30 pm on June 19th in a conference hall of ASU's MU. More than 40 summer camp members, as well as their parents and classmates, about 100 people, celebrated the successful conclusion of the 15-day summer camp. Dr. Xia Zhang, director of the language program, and Madeline K. Spring, director of the Confucius Institute, took the stage to speak to congratulate the campers on their achievements. This summer camp is divided into three classes: beginner, intermediate and advanced. The junior class learned how to pronounce Chinese numbers by using the jingle "one to two or three miles" and "forty and fourteen". The campers from the intermediate class performed a poem and recited "Lotus Can Be Picked in the South of the Yangtze River". The most touching thing was their singing "True Heroes". The campers performed emotionally and moved the scene. They found pictures of heroes in various natural disasters and put them together with songs to make an MTV. Sometimes they raised their hands, cheering and high-fiving enthusiastically, and sometimes they made heart shapes with their hands to convey the message of love to everyone. They stood shoulder to shoulder and embraced enthusiastically, conveying the friendship established in these fifteen days. The audience in the audience also joined in and sang together. Singing this song well, they not only understood the meaning of the song, but also sang it with very accurate pronunciation. The booth on the left side of the conference hall displays the campers' works, including Chinese calligraphy, origami crafts, string crafts, etc. It can be seen from the layout of the venue that the campers must have gained a lot during these fifteen days. Learning Chinese songs, writing Chinese calligraphy, and making handicrafts with Chinese characteristics, the most visible thing in the audience was the enthusiastic smiles on the children's faces, such as the speech by the director of the Confucius Institute, Ma Kelin. Perhaps fifteen days ago, everyone was worried about how these campers would spend their fifteen days. Fifteen days have passed, and I saw the campers learning Chinese and experiencing Chinese culture in games, activities, and songs. Their faces were filled with happy smiles. "Finding the joy of learning Chinese will make them fall in love with Chinese and China, and then they will study harder." This may be the difference of this summer camp. The performance of the campers moved the scene