Teaching Building, gently pushing open the white metal front door, walked into the Church. Intruded into the eye, first of all, is a poem Zaohong wooden office floor plaques. On the floor plaques have brass fitting a brush with well-carving out the word poem: "The article Surabaya WHEREOF the sun and the moon, Xingtan Liyue Guanhua razed." Xingtan, the legends of Confucius is the place to teach. One pair of Chinese lion brass lines on both sides of the legislature, quietly guarding the door of this Zaohong.
Entered the office. The right hand wall Heikuang along with a good 12 Lunar New Year red paper-cut. Paper-cut black is the bottom of the English reads: "Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong Province to congratulate the United States Indianapolis Confucius Institute opened." Is dated April 25, 2008.
However, this is only start of the College of the world over 250 more than one of the Confucius Institute, the United States by more than 40, while Indiana has three. Since November 2004 the first Confucius Institute in Seoul, Korea since the establishment of worldwide over more than 150 countries and regions set up a Confucius Institute. Eyes to see this hole Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University from Indiana State University and the founder of cooperation, aimed at promoting Chinese language and culture in the local students, people between the training and dissemination.
"The establishment of the day, we invited the mayor of Indianapolis at Harvard University, Chinese language experts and president of Sun Yat-sen University, and other people." Hospital-coordinator of the Office of Nicholas Brasovan said. "We hope to build public colleges in our ability to provide high quality education services for confidence."
"China's reform and opening-up policy, countries are increasingly aware brass fitting of the cultural exchange initiative on the importance of the initiative to promote their own world. This is also aroused the interest of foreigners and attention." Nicholas talk about Confucius Institute in the world can be Extensive promotion of the reasons for that.
The 29-year-old Nicholas from nine years ago began to study Chinese. He said that he likes Chinese philosophy, in particular, like Chuang Tzu, so he tutors in China to help him take on a Chinese name, called Zhuang Sizhe. January this year, he concluded in Beijing Foreign Studies University for eight months of study and exchange students to return to Indiana, started the first hole and India to participate in the formation of the hospital.
Than his earlier participation in the work of organizing, in November last year came to Indiana, the two Chinese teachers and Fang Jiang Zhang Haiqing. Zhang Haiqing or printed the first hole of the hospital in Fangyuan Zhang.
According to Zhang Haiqing, the hole has homes in Indiana,brass fitting will set up large, because much of a former Vice-Chancellor of the university have read the book. He contributed to this cooperation.
However, the official formation of the difficulties. In the year before, Indiana, the only two part-time English teachers, the teaching system is far, therefore, the local Chinese language learning environment is not a solid foundation. In addition, according to Zhang Haiqing and Zhuang Sizhe recalled, in order to make holes in the hospital was first set up the greatest social influence, and later with them to find the mayor of the city government several times.
Zhang Haiqing said, the mayor promised to attend, brass fitting the news hole hospital set up in local newspapers on this upload opened. brass fitting |
