The Chinese Cultural Experience at Riga Technical University Chinese Corner — Chinese Painting

拉脱维亚当地时间2018年11月30日下午，“醉美中国画”主题文化体验活动在里加理工大学汉语角顺利举办。

在讲座中，汉语志愿者教师汤蕴新从中国画的起源与发展、分类、特点、名人名画赏析、绘画工具等方面，向学生们进行详细的介绍。除了结合图片介绍以外，还播放了生动直观的《千里江山图》和《清明上河图》视频，在场学生看后惊叹画作之美，为之深深吸引。学生们在讲座中也学习了和中国画有关的汉语词汇，现场零基础的学生对汉语的学习表现出了极大的兴趣。

接着，志愿者汤老师带领大家一起动手实践“吹墨梅花”，学生们个个兴趣十足，积极认真地动手体验。在画作完成的那一刻，学生们脸上挂满了动人的笑容。最后大家拿着自己的作品一起合影留念。

本次文化体验活动不仅让学生们对中国画有了一定的了解，而且点燃了他们对汉语和中国文化的学习热情，学生们表示希望以后有更多的机会体验中国灿烂的文化。

Latvia local time at 15:30 on November 30, 2018, the Chinese Painting cultural experience successfully held in Riga Technical University Chinese Corner.

During the cultural experience, Chinese volunteer teacher Tang Yunxin introduced the Chinese painting to the students in terms of origin & development, classification, characteristic, famous painters & paintings, tools etc. The students also appreciated the vivid video of “The Vast Lend” and “Along the River during the Tomb-sweeping Festival”. They were amazed at the beauty of the paintings. Besides, they also learned some Chinese vocabularies related to Chinese painting. The students with zero-based Chinese level showed great interest in the study of Chinese.

Then, the teacher led everyone to practice “Blowing Plum Blossoms”. Every student actively did it and enjoyed the moment. When paintings finished, the students were satisfied with their works. Finally, everyone took a group photo with their own works.

This cultural experience not only helped students know Chinese painting, but also lighted up their enthusiasm to learning Chinese and Chinese culture. The students expressed they looked forward to have more change to experience splendid Chinese culture.