The 2019 Summer Camp of the Confucius Institute at the University of Latvia was a great success
北京时间2019年7月14日，拉脱维亚大学孔子学院赴华夏令营的41名营员在带队老师曾庆君和卡琳娜的带领下，顺利来到中国，开启了为期12天的中华语言及文化体验活动。
夏令营的第一站是广州，在广期间，在华南师范大学的精心组织和悉心安排下，全部活动顺利举行，一系列紧凑而富有趣味性的行程安排让学员们既感到新鲜又收获颇丰。在中华才艺课上，营员们近距离地接触了极具中国特色和个人创意趣味的中华传统文化活动，如拓印、剪纸、绘制扇面、画戏剧脸谱、中华武术等。营员们还品尝到了精致地道的广州美食。
夏令营的第二站来到了首都北京，营员们参观了天安门广场、故宫、孔子学院总部、北京动物园、长城等地。更深入体验了老北京胡同文化，参观北京四合院人家的同时，还有幸体验了一把包饺子的快乐。此外，营员们应邀参加了由孔子学院总部/国家汉办组织的“2019年中东欧16国来华夏令营”开营仪式。今年的夏令营开幕式在北京语言大学举办。今年的开营仪式前，举办了中东欧青年校内巡游活动，各国孔院营员身着不同颜色的营服，携手漫步在梧桐大道上，展现着青春风采。
活动中，中国–中东欧国家教育青年交流成果展也在北语举办，各国孔院通过文字图片实物展示的形式，向嘉宾和观众们介绍本国的特色，及各孔院的发展历程和成果。
此次夏令营活动，不仅让营员们亲身感受到了广州与北京一南一北两座城市的繁华，还充分感受到了多元文化在中国的完美融合。结营后，他们纷纷表示这是一次难忘而又珍贵的经历，这次中国行让他们的中国梦变得更加具体而清晰，接下来他们会更加努力地学习中文，为中拉友谊的长久发展贡献出自己的一份力量。
On July 14, 2019, Beijing time, under the leading of teacher Zeng Qingjun and Karina, 41 campers from the Confucius Institute at the University of Latvia went to China and started a 12-day Chinese language and cultural experience.
The first stop of the summer camp was in Guangzhou. While campers are in Guangzhou, during the meticulous organization and careful arrangement of South China Normal University, all the activities were successfully held. A series of compact and interesting schedules made the students feel fresh and rewarding. In the Chinese Talents Class, the campers got close contact with Chinese traditional cultural activities with Chinese characteristics and personal creative tastes, such as rubbing, paper-cutting, drawing fans, painting the facial makeup of Beijing Opera, Chinese martial arts and so on. The campers also tasted the exquisite Cantonese cuisine.
The second stop of the summer camp came to the capital Beijing. The campers visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Confucius Institute Headquarters, Beijing Zoo, the Great Wall and other places. They also experienced the old Beijing Hutong culture and visited the Beijing Siheyuan people. And then they learned to make dumplings by themselves. In addition, the campers were invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the “2019 Central and Eastern European Countries to China Summer Camp” organized by the Confucius Institute Headquarters/Hanban. This year’s summer camp opening ceremony was held at Beijing Language and Culture University. Before the opening ceremony of this year, a cruise which consists young people in schools of Central and Eastern Europe was held. The campers of the Confucius Institutes in various countries wore different colors of camp uniforms and walked hand-in-hand on Wutong Avenue to show their youthful style.
During the event, the China-Central and Eastern European Countries communication and achievement Exhibition of educating Youth was also held in Beijing Language and Culture University. The Confucius Institutes introduced their characteristics of the country and the development process and achievements of the Confucius Institute in the form of physical pictures.
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