Humanistic exchange activities organized by East China Normal University in France.
From 2 to 6 May, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Chinese and France, East China Normal University organized a series of humanities exchange activities with the theme of “Convergence” in cooperation with 12 local primary, middle and high schools, educational institutions and sports clubs of Paris e Lyonallowing French students and local citizens to come into close contact with kung fu Chinesecalligraphy and seal carving, and to interact face-to-face with the world champion badminton team from East China Normal University.
Through art, the artistic display of calligraphy spreads the spirit of Chinese characters
“Favonius and clear sky, vento beneficial and peaceful climate” “Talented men gather, young and old participate” … These lines extracted from the preface of Lantingji Xu were imprinted within the calligraphy works of the exhibition “Chinese characters enter French campuses – Chinese Calligraphy and Seal Carving Exhibition” held at the New Sino-French University of Lyon, offering a vivid insight into the calligraphy and seal carving works created by the students and teachers of East China Normal University, as well as the participation of children from primary, middle and high schools in Paris and Lyon to experience seal carving.
On May 2, at the Paris Institute of Oriental Languages, Professor Cui Shuqiang, vice dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of East China Normal University, Professor Zhang Suo, director of the Heritage Base of Traditional Chinese Culture of Excellence of the Ministry of Education at East China Normal University, and Professor Gu Qin, guided the graduating students of the calligraphy and seal carving specialization, Du Jiahang, Cheng Yuxuan, Cai Zheng and others, together with the students and teachers of the Institute of Oriental Languages, in the practical experience of calligraphy and seal carving seals, from the theoretical to the practical. Laurent LONG, PhD student in sinologia and a member of the Xilin Seal Carvers Society in France (Chinese name: Long Leheng), specially attended the event. This distinguished international friend in the field of seal carving praised the event: “The Sino-French Cultural Center in Paris and the Xilin Society of Seal Carvers, together with other Chinese institutions, organized exhibitions and public lectures on seal carving. seal carving, but it is the first time that an event bringing the art of seal carving to campuses is held. It is a wonderful initiative and I hope that more and more young French people will appreciate the unique charm of Chinese characters and delve into the understanding Chinese culture through this experience.”
From May 2 to 6, the “Chinese Characters Enter French Campuses” workshop of East China Normal University was held at the new Sino-French University of Lyon, Louis Leprince-Ringuet Middle School in Dive back, the University Lyon 2 and the International School of Lyon. Students from local primary, middle and high schools not only visited the calligraphy and seal carving works created by four teachers and 43 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Fine Arts of East China Normal University, but also experienced for the first time seal carving. At Louis Leprince-Ringuet Middle School, Tryston Beck12 years old, was happy to see her seal completed with her own hands: “I carved the character ‘中’, and the Chinese teachers today told me that this character has many meanings, it means both ‘center’ and ‘excellent, excellent’ Fantasticvery funny!” Julien Marlier, teacher at the University Lyon 2, is a fan of Chinese calligraphyand was very happy to participate in the calligraphy and seal carving workshop: “The lectures and guidance from the experts and undergraduate students of East China Normal University not only gave me a deeper understanding of the evolution of Chinese characters, but the hands-on experience of seal carving made me appreciate the artistic charm of Chinese characters.”
The “Chinese Characters Enter French Campuses” event was organized by the Faculty of Fine Arts of East China Normal University. In addition to the seven teachers and students who gave lectures, demonstrations and guides during the event in France, about 40 other teachers and students of the calligraphy and seal carving major of the Faculty of Fine Arts of East China Normal University specially created a series of works of calligraphy and seal carving for exhibition in France. Yes dice that the master’s degree program in calligraphy and seal carving was established in 2014and has trained a group of talents in high-quality calligraphy in the past ten years, gaining recognition from the Ministry of Education as the Chinese Traditional Culture Heritage Base of Excellence in 2020. The event “Chinese Characters Enter French Campuses ” also received financial support from the Special Fund for the Promotion of Chinese Culture of Shanghai.
Along with martial arts, sports reveal the Chinese philosophy Different from the delicacy and elegance of calligraphy and seal carving, the extraordinary and lively meeting of sportsmen in the sports field brought this humanistic exchange trip to France to a new pinnacle.
On the morning of May 5, the world badminton champion Wang Yihanvice president of the Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences of East China Normal University and Professor Gao Qiang, head of the Sino-French Research Center of Sports Sciences of East China Normal University, together with students of the School of Sports Training of East China Normal University, Yang Ruiwen, Li Jingqian and Zhu Jiahui, participated in a friendly match against student athletes from the University of Lyon and the University of Applied Sciences and Technologies of Lyon, attracting not only students and teachers from the two universities, but also Chinese residents of Lyon and even traveling from Marseille to watch the match. Guillaume Arnould, executive director of the New Sino-French University of Lyon and organizer of the event in France, said: “This is one of the most popular China-France humanities exchange activities organized recently. This badminton friendly allowed the Chinese and French youth to improve their sports skills, deepen friendship and sow new seeds for future cooperation.” This friendly match in Lyon was also the seventh stage of East China Normal University to organize the “Face to Face with World Champions – Badminton Friendly between Chinese and French Universities” event in places such as Paris and Lyon with the National Center of Sport of France (INSEP), University Paris-Saclay and some primary, middle and high schools in Lyon. It is said that in addition to playing friendlies against French professional and university athletes, the world champion badminton team of East China Normal University also visited several primary and middle schools in Lyon to let local youth experience the thrill of playing badminton .
Chinese kung fu has always been popular among French youth. From May 3 to 6, at the new Sino-French University of Lyon, the Louis Leprince-Ringuet middle school in Replonges, the International School of Lyon and the School of Sports and Health Sciences of the East China Normal University, the group of kung fu led by professor Yang Jianying, responsible for the discipline of traditional ethnic sports at the School of Sports and Health Sciences of East China Normal University, presented kung fu, Wulong and Taijiquan, attracting the attention of many students and French citizens. The Taiji Ball, an innovative creation of East China Normal University, particularly attracted the audience in attendance. Replonges Mayor Daniel Valéro warmly welcomed East China Normal University to the humanities exchange event held in the city and praised Taiji Ball: “It is a very creative and artistic sport.” Ime Courvallain, physical education teacher at the Louis Leprince-Ringuet middle school, said that the children who participated in the event particularly enjoyed the Taiji Ball: “This sport is not only elegant in its movements, but also allows you to exercise effectively the waist, the abdomen and buttocks.” It is said that the Taiji Ball, invented by Professor Yang Jianying based on the philosophy of Taiji and Taoism characterized by the technique of “retreating to advance, bending the strong with the soft, and acting according to circumstances”, embodies the Chinese dialectical thought of the unity of opposites”.
During the opening ceremony of the 14th Chinese International Wrestling Tournament in Paris on May 5, Professor Yang Jianying and members of his team from East China Normal University, Professor Liu Wenwu from the Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences of the East China Normal University, together with doctoral students Feng Xianghong and Peng Guoqiang, were invited to demonstrate the Taiji Ball, the drago Chinese and Taijiquan.
Il console China’s acting general in Lyon, Li Zhenping, praised the artistic, sports and humanistic exchange activities organized by the East China Normal University in France: “With the visit of the president Xi Jinping in France, the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France and the approaching Paris Olympics, the series of humanistic activities organized by East China Normal University in France, including calligraphy and seal carving experience, the martial arts and Taiji Ball demonstration, and the badminton friendly match between China and France, not only promote friendly interaction between the Chinese and French peoples, especially young people of the two countries, but also facilitate exchange and mutual learning between the civilizations of the two countries, creating a warm and friendly atmosphere ahead of the Olympics.
2024-05-08 16:25:23
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