The fifth Chinese Corner of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Latvia was successfully held
On June 13, 5:30 pm local time, the Confucius Institute at the University of Latvia and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Latvia jointly organized the fifth Chinese corner event of this academic year.
The Chinese corner activity was held at the “JiaJiaJia Restaurant” in Riga, and the theme of the activity was “Summer Vacation Fun”. At the beginning of the event, there was a lot of discussion and sharing about their holiday arrangements and interesting summer experiences. Some students said they would participate in a month-long sports camp, some said they would travel around Europe, and some told the audience they were participating in a Chinese study program and would be going to China soon. All of them were full of yearning and anticipation for the upcoming summer life.
After the first round of discussion, Chinese teacher Bai Bingyu unveiled the little egg of this Chinese Corner activity – wrapping Zongzi. Ms. Bai used an interactive way to explain the time, alternative name and origin of the Dragon Boat Festival as well as the Dragon Boat customs such as eating Zongzi, racing dragon boats and hanging mugwort leaves to help everyone understand the Dragon Boat culture in depth. Then, Wang Beiya, a Chinese volunteer teacher, explained and demonstrated how to make Zongzi. Unlike the “popularity” of dumplings, Zongzi was a novelty to the Latvian Chinese learners. Everyone was attracted by the small green object in front of them and stood up to learn how to make Zongzi. Everyone cooperated with each other and finished making delicious Zongzi with their own characteristics. Although the Zongzi was small, the friendship was strong. Through this activity, everyone further understood the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival culture, experienced the charm of Dragon Boat Festival food and deepened their understanding of Chinese traditional festival culture.
At the end of the event, everyone actively used Chinese to order food. The Chinese Corner activity came to an end with a lot of laughter. The students said that every time they participated in the Chinese Corner, it was a new experience and they learned more about the Chinese culture outside the textbook. Let’s look forward to the next exciting Chinese Corner activity!
当地时间6月13日下午5点30分，由拉脱维亚大学孔子学院和拉脱维亚大学人文学院共同举办的本学年第五次汉语角活动顺利展开，人文学院汉学专业负责人鲍葛薇教授和汉语教师白冰玉共同主持了本次活动。
本次汉语角活动在里加“加佳家中餐馆”举办，活动主题为“暑假乐趣”。活动伊始，大家积极讨论、分享自己的假期安排和有趣的暑期经历，热闹非凡。有的学生表示自己即将参与为期一个月的运动夏令营，有的学生说自己会环游欧洲，还有的学生告诉大家自己参与了汉语研学项目，即将前往中国。大家都对即将到来的暑期生活充满了向往和期待。
在第一轮讨论结束后，汉语教师白冰玉揭开了本次汉语角活动的小彩蛋——包粽子。白老师采用互动的方式为大家讲解了端午节的时间、别称、来历以及吃粽子、赛龙舟、悬挂艾叶等端午习俗，帮助大家深入了解端午文化。接着，由汉语志愿者教师汪贝娅为大家讲解、演示粽子的制作方法。不同于饺子的“知名度”，粽子对于拉脱维亚的汉语学习者来说，是一个十分新奇的东西。大家纷纷被眼前这个绿色的小物件吸引，站起身来努力学习粽子的制作方法。大家相互配合，共同制作完成了各具特色的美味粽子。粽子虽小，情谊却浓。通过此次活动，大家进一步了解了中国的端午文化，体验了端午的美食魅力，加深了对中国传统节日文化的认识。
活动最后，大家积极使用汉语进行点餐。在一片欢声笑语中，本次汉语角活动顺利拉下帷幕。学生表示，每次参加“汉语角”活动都是全新的体验，自己了解到了课本外的更鲜活的中国文化。让我们共同期待下一次精彩的汉语角活动吧！
