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March
3.3 CIT Holds Chinese Watercolor Painting Workshop at Local Schools
Chenghao Li, a Chinese contemporary artist, was invited to demonstrate Chinese watercolor painting. In the Confucius Classroom, the artist taught students how to draw pandas and bamboo. At Montgomery Academy Elementary, he demonstrated the techniques of....
February
2.27 CIT Montgomery Hosts Watercolor Painter Chenghao Li’s Exhibition
On February 27th, the Confucius Institute at Troy University held a reception for the Chinese watercolor painter Chenghao Li on the Montgomery campus. Around 20 teachers from Troy University and students from the local middle school along with people from the resident community attended the....
2.25 CIT Hosts Chinese Culture Club Focusing On Shadow Puppets
On February 25th, the Confucius Institute held a Chinese Culture Club meeting on the topic of Chinese shadow puppetry. Visiting Scholar Yunchu Zhang introduced Chinese shadow puppetry to the audience....
2.21 CIT Trojan Art Day
On February 21st, the Confucius Institute celebrated Trojan Art Day by hosting a Chinese watercolor painting event at the Troy University International Arts Center. The workshop attracted nearly 500 students and teachers....
2.20 Confucius Institute Meet the Artist: Chenghao Li
On the afternoon of February 20th, the Confucius Institute of Troy University held a special event in the International Arts center: a Meet the Artist. Chenghao Li, a Chinese artist, met with students, professors, administration and CIT staff while exhibiting his masterpieces....
2.18 CIT Attends Pike Road Elementary Multicultural Night
On February 18th, Visiting Scholars from the Confucius Institute at Troy University attended the Multicultural Night at the Pike Road Elementary School Confucius Classroom. Nearly 1,000 teachers, students and parents attended the event....
2.18 CIT Hosts Chinese Culture Club Chess Meeting
On February 18th, the Confucius Institute hosted a Chinese Culture Club meeting on the topic of Chinese Chess. Visiting Scholar Yunpeng Zu first introduced.....
2.15 Confucius Institute Montgomery Campus Hosts a Chinese Corner Themed by Mahjong
On February 15th, the CIT Montgomery team hosted Chinese Corner: a monthly meeting with different Chinese culture themes. This month’s theme was Chinese Mahjong. The event was held at E.L. Lowder Library in Montgomery. Mr. Zhelin Dang, a CIT Visiting Scholar, introduced the.....
2.13 Confucius Institute Holds Chinese Watercolor Painting Workshop
On the afternoon of February 13th, the Confucius Institute organized a Chinese watercolor workshop for teachers and students in the Department of Art and Design. The artist Chenghao Li inspired the event with his art, which the university has on display.....
2.11 CIT Chinese Culture Club Meeting Focuses On Mahjong
On the evening of February 11th, the Confucius Institute held a Chinese Culture Club meeting focusing on the game Mahjong. Ms. Yunchu Zhang introduced.....
2.6 Confucius Institute Hosts Cultural Workshop for School of Communication
On February 6th, Dr. Cochran a professor of communications at Troy University brought her students to an Intercultural Communication Course at the Confucius Institute. CIT Visiting Scholar He Jing first introduced....
2.4 CIT Celebrates the Spring Festival by Making Dumplings
On the evening of February 4th, the Confucius Institute held a Chinese cultural event on the Troy campus with the goal to make dumplings and celebrate the Spring Festival. CIT Visiting Scholar Ms. Wenjuan Cheng introduced....
2.4 Confucius Institute Hosts Cultural Workshop for School of Communication
On February 4th, Dr. Cochran, Professor of Communication Studies at Troy University, brought her students to attend an Intercultural Communication Course at the Confucius Institute. CIT Visiting Scholar Ms. Wenjuan Cheng first showed a video of pandas....
2.1 CIT Hosts 2020 Alabama Chinese Language Annual Conference
On February 1st, the Confucius Institute at Troy University hosted the 2020 Alabama Chinese Language Annual Conference. Chinese teachers and experts from Alabama, CIT Visiting Scholars, and scholars from other universities gathered together to discuss the theory and practice of Chinese language teaching....
January
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1.31 Confucius Institute Celebrates the Spring Festival at Fort Rucker
On January 31st -- the seventh day of the Chinese Lunar New Year -- the Confucius Institute at Troy University celebrated the Spring Festival with local youths at the Fort Rucker Youth Center. Scholars from CIT first introduced the Chinese New Year customs and taught the children some...
1. 29 The CIT International Family Celebrates Chinese New Year
On January 29th, the fifth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Confucius Institute invited members of the Confucius Institute’s international family to celebrate the Spring Festival....
1.25 CIT Celebrates the Spring Festival with Students of Troy
On January 25th -- the first day of Chinese New Year – the CIT attended both a men’s and women’s basketball game at the Trojan Arena to celebrate the Spring Festival with Troy students and families. Visiting Scholars and CIT staff shared the traditional Chinese New Year food -- dumplings and....
1.25 CIT Celebrates 2020 Spring Festival Series in Birmingham
On January 25th, the Confucius Institute at Troy University participated in the 14th Birmingham Chinese Spring Festival Celebration in the Boutwell Auditorium in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The Birmingham Spring Festival kicked off in the morning and thousands of....
1.25 Central Alabama Association of Chinese Celebrates New Year with CIT
January 25th, marked the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Confucius Institute at Troy University and the Central Alabama Association of Chinese celebrated the Year of the Rat with a grand New Year Party at....
1.24 Pike Road Elementary Celebrates Chinese New Year With CIT
On the morning of January 24th, the Confucius Institute at Troy University celebrated the Chinese New Year at Pike Road Elementary School. Zhou Family’s Band from China brought....
1.24 CIT Celebrates Chinese New Year with Kelly Spring Elementary School
On January 24th, The Confucius Institute at Troy celebrated the Spring Festival with Kelly Spring Elementary School, in Dothan, AL. The Zhou’s Family Band, a traditional band from China, played for the students and....
1.24 CIT Celebrates Year of Rat in Montgomery with Tai Chi
On January 23rd, the Confucius Institute at Troy University celebrated the Spring Festival at the E. L. Lowder Library. A total of 18 people and CIT Visiting Scholars attended this event. The celebration followed the theme Chinese Kungfu—Tai Chi...
1.23 Confucius Institute Celebrates Chinese New Year at CHMS
The Confucius Institute at Troy University celebrated the coming of the Chinese year of the Rat at Charles Henderson Middle School. On the afternoon of January 23rd, Zhou’s Family Band was invited to perform for....
1.21 Confucius Institute Attends the Dr. Martin Luther King Parade
The Confucius Institute at Troy University was invited to attend a parade on January 20th in 2020, the holiday to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, the leader of the Civil Rights Movement...
1.21 CIT Celebrates Chinese New Year with Visit from Eclectic Middle School
On January 21st, more than 120 teachers and students from Eclectic Middle School in Elmore County, Alabama gathered at the Confucius Institute to celebrate the Chinese New Year...
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1.18 CIT Begins Semester Courses at E. L. Lowder Library
On January 18th, 2020, the Confucius Institute at Troy University in Montgomery started the Chinese courses for the new semester at E. L. Lowder Library, opening with the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Over 20 students participated in the event....