A cultural feast from Beijing

5月21-25日，北京外国语大学欧洲语言文化学院讲师王怡然莅临拉脱维亚大学人文学院开展文化讲座活动，讲座时间为期一周，首堂课是从道家和儒家的思想精髓作为主题，课上还深入的跟学生谈论了90后的“丧文化”，后面分别从学生感兴趣的酒文化，中国的美食和自然风光等等主题展开讲解和讨论，学生在跟老师的交流中获取了很多新的知识，老师也了解了拉国学生对当代中国文化的浓厚兴趣。这一活动是依托Erasmus交换项目，由拉脱维亚人文学院亚洲学系承办，由拉脱维亚大学孔子学院协办。后期拉大亚洲学系主任教授Janis Priede也会赴北京外国语大学进行互访活动。这一活动将会极大促进中拉高平台的文化交流。

From May 21st to May 25th, Wang Yiran, lecturer of the European Language and Culture Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University, visited the Latvia university of Humanities department to hold a cultural seminar. The lecture lasted for one week. The first class was based on the ideological essence of Taoism and Confucianism. The students talked about the “begging culture” in the post-90s, and later explained and discussed topics such as the wine culture that the students were interested in, the food and the natural scenery in China, and the students acquired a lot of new knowledge in the exchanges with the teachers. The teacher also understood the students’ interest in contemporary Chinese culture. This activity is based on the Erasmus exchange project, organized by the Faculty of Asian Studies of the Latvian Institute of Humanities and co-organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Latvia. Professor Janis Priede, the dean of Asian Department, will also visit Beijing Foreign Studies University for mutual visits. This activity will greatly promote the cultural exchange between China and Latvia.