The CPPCC Delegation Visited Confucius Institute at Latvia University
当地时间2018年7月5日上午，全国政协副主席张庆黎率团访问拉脱维亚大学孔子学院。本次会见在拉脱维亚大学主楼参事厅举行。中国驻拉脱维亚大使馆孙应来代办、拉脱维亚大学校长穆伊兹涅克斯先生、拉脱维亚大学副校长兼孔子学院理事长伊克斯顿思先生、拉脱维亚大学孔子学院拉方院长贝德高教授、拉脱维亚大学孔子学院中方院长尚劝余教授、拉脱维亚大学孔子学院汉语教师、拉脱维亚大学孔子学院汉语学习者等50余人参加。
张庆黎说，拉脱维亚大学孔子学院成立7年以来，汉语教学点不断增加，不仅成为拉脱维亚民众学习汉语的重要平台，也成为认识和了解中国的窗口。要发挥好孔子学院文化交流平台作用，为促进中拉友好事业添砖加瓦。国之亲在于民相亲，民相亲在于青年交流，而交流的重要工具就是语言。他希望师生们再接再厉，搭建中拉友谊的桥梁，为推动中拉友好合作关系发展做出更大贡献。
穆伊兹涅克斯校长对张副主席一行的到来致以热烈的欢迎。他充分肯定了孔子学院在培养拉国汉语人才方面的贡献，并希望孔子学院能再接再厉进一步深化两国的人文交流。
伊克斯顿思副校长用“树高则影长”这句谚语来褒奖贝德高教授的突出成就和辛勤付出。他指出，拉脱维亚大学汉语教学的新纪元离不开贝德高教授的呕心沥血。
为表示感谢，贝德高院长给张副主席赠送了自己精心编撰的汉语学习词典。尚劝余院长向访问团介绍了孔院的基本情况，以及拉脱维亚外交部对孔子学院的赞誉，并承诺“不忘初心，牢记使命”，让孔子学院成为传播中国文化最美的窗口。
教师代表雅娜和学生代表娜拉分别从各自经历出发，讲述了汉语教学和学习给他们带来的惊喜和收获。
会上，汉语学习者们还不忘向张副主席展示自己的学习成果。格雷的一首《青花瓷》演绎了烟雨江南的缠绵悱恻，小荷花的《朋友》和快板创意十足，玛莎的《天路》惊艳四座，汉语教师马笑笑和学生合唱的拉脱维亚传统名歌更是余音绕梁、不绝于耳。
这次全国政协代表团访问拉脱维亚大学孔子学院，既是中拉友好关系史册上的重要一章，更是拉脱维亚大学孔子学院历史上的重大时刻，必将推动拉脱维亚大学孔子学院进一步发展。
Local time at July 5th 2018, Zhang Qingli, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, led a delegation to visit LUCI.The meeting was held in the Senate Hall at the main building of the University. Mr. Sun Yinglai, Counselor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China at Latvia, Mr. Indrikis Muiznieks, Rector of University of Latvia, Mr. Janis Ikstens, Deputy Rector of University of Latvia, Chairman of Board of Confucius Institute at University of Latvia, Mr. Peteris Pildegovics, Latvian Director of LUCI, Mr. Shang Quanyu, Chinese Director of LUCI, Chinese teachers and students of LUCI attended the meeting.
Vice Chairman Zhang Qingli stressed that Confucius Institute is a link of non-governmental exchanges, a key in the construction of the Belt and Road, and a catalyst for the cultural compatibility of people of both sides. He hoped that the young people of the two countries could continue to exchange their new ideas and contribute to the building of Sino-Latvian relations.
Mr. Indrikis Muiznieks extended a warm welcome to Vice President Zhang Qingli and his delegation. He highly praised LUCI for the contribution in cultivating Chinese language talents, and hoped that the Confucius Institute would continue to deepen the cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Mr. Janis Ikstens praised Professor Peteris Pildegovics for his outstanding achievements and efforts by quoting the proverb “Tall trees cast long shadows”. He pointed out that the new era of Chinese language teaching at the University of Latvia is inseparable from the painstaking efforts of Professor Pildegovics.
To express his gratitude, Professor Pildegovics presented Vice Chairman Zhang Qingli with his carefully compiled Latvian-Chinese learning dictionary. Mr. Shang Quanyu also introduced the basics of LUCI and LUCI’s achievement praised by Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He promised that LUCI will always remember the mission, to be the most powerful link in spreading Chinese culture.
Chinese teacher Ms. Jana Danica and one student shared their surprising gains during Chinese teaching and learning process by attaching their own stories. Chinese learners also showed their learning outcomes to Vice President Zhang and the delegation through a variety of talent shows, such as singing Chinese pop songs, playing Chinese allegro and performing Latvian traditional folk songs.
