Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) — A themed event titled “Languages Unite the SCO, Theatre Links the Silk Road” was held at the Institute of Foreign Languages of Nankai University in Tianjin, north China, on June 8, bringing together teachers and students from different countries.
The opening number of the event, “Dance of the Shepherds,” demonstrated the richness of Chinese culture. The joint recitation of poems by A.S. Pushkin and Shu Ting (a famous Chinese poet) by Chinese and foreign students showed the special charm of Russian and Chinese poetry.
Then, Sergey, a teacher from Russia, shared his experience of studying, working and living in China in fluent Chinese. Xu Lili, an associate professor at the Russian language department of the aforementioned institute, spoke about the profound value of the language and the role of Russian as a link in the SCO.
In the interactive cultural zone, games such as a competition to pronounce the Russian letter “R”, a quiz on theatre knowledge, a competition on knowledge of the SCO summits and tongue twisters in Chinese allowed participants to gain a deeper understanding of the cultures of different countries.
In the creative workshop “Man-made Civilization”, master classes on painting matryoshka dolls and calligraphy were held simultaneously; Chinese and foreign teachers and students, while painting bright Russian matryoshka dolls, felt the deep meaning of the “Shanghai Spirit”.
The event, which took the form of multilingual interactive events and cultural performances, aimed to use language as a tool and culture as a connecting thread to deepen mutual understanding between peoples and promote cultural exchanges between SCO member countries.