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Compelling Yunnan
Friday, January 14, 2011
7:30 pm
Rudder Auditorium
2010 Winter Bridge Delegation Visits No.1 Middle School Attached to Central China Normal University
To enhance China-US educational exchanges, deepen U.S. education officials’ understanding of Chinese language and culture and promote Chinese language courses in American mainstream schools, the National Office of Chinese Language Council International continues to collaborate with the U.S. College Board and invited several hundreds of U.S. primary and secondary principals and education officials to visit China.
China through the Eyes of Texas Teachers
I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.
~ Mary Anne Radmacher
Aggies Win at Chinese Speech Competition
College Station, Texas, November 8, 2010 – Multiple students from Texas A&M University’s Chinese class won prizes in the 9th Greater Houston Area Chinese Speech Competition on November 7th, 2010.
Chinese Language and Culture Tour Visits Fourteen Area Schools
College Station, TX - The Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University hosted Hanban’s Chinese Langauge and Culture Tour from November 9-16 in an endeavor to promote Chinese language and culture among Texas schools. The delegation of four included Zhou Zhichang, a Hanban Program Officer, Guo Lingli, a Chinese teacher at the Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, Wang Shuhong, a professor at Remin University in Beijing and Lu Shaojun, a Master of Martial Arts at Beijing Sports University.
Hanban's Chinese Language and Culture Delegation Visits Four Navasota Schools
Hanban's Chinese Language and Culture Delegation made its way through Navasota this week, visiting four campuses Monday. The tour aims to enhance the promotion of the Chinese language and culture among schools in Texas. The delegation, working through the Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University, provided students an introduction to Chinese culture and a sampling of martial arts, calligraphy, and traditional painting. The tour visited High Point Elementary, Navasota High School, Navasota Intermediate School, and Navasota Junior High School.
Chinese Culture Shines on the 4th Brazos Valley Worldfest ---- CI at Texas A&M University Brought Chinese Language and Culture Exhibit to Local World Expo
On Nov.13th, 2010, the Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University brought an engaging Chinese language and culture exhibit to the 4th Brazos Valley Worldfest.
The CI booth was largely popular among the children attending Worldfest because of the zodiac temporary tattoos that the booth offered. From 10 am to 5 pm, there was a constant flow of both children and parents, waiting in line to get Chinese Zodiac charts and a Chinese zodiac or Beijing Opera mask temporary tattoo applied to their faces and hands. Hundreds of CI temporary tattoos were given away.








