S.African officials celebrate Chinese New Year
(People's Daily Online) Sissy Zhang 2016-02-05 06:39
Officials from various Departments of South Africa are taught to write in Chinese calligraphy with brush pens at the celebration for Chinese Traditional New Year held at the Department of Trade and Industrialization in Pretoria, South Africa on February 3, 2016. (Picture: People’s Daily Online / Zhang Jiexian)
Pretoria February 4 (People's Daily Online) - Celebration for Chinese Traditional New Year was held at the Department of Trade and Industrialization in Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday. Officials from various Departments attended the event. Most of them have taken Chinese courses organized by the Confucius Classroom since 2013 and are spellbound by the Chinese culture.
Officials from various Departments of South Africa are taught to write in Chinese calligraphy with brush pens at the celebration for Chinese Traditional New Year held at the Department of Trade and Industrialization in Pretoria, South Africa on February 3, 2016. (Picture: People’s Daily Online / Zhang Jiexian)
The venue was decorated with red lanterns, knot craft and scrolls. Zheng Wen, Cultural Councilor of the Chinese Embassy to South Africa gave a lecture on Chinese New Year, elaborating on its origin and traditions.
Officials from various Departments of South Africa are taught to write in Chinese calligraphy with brush pens at the celebration for Chinese Traditional New Year held at the Department of Trade and Industrialization in Pretoria, South Africa on February 3, 2016. (Picture: People’s Daily Online / Zhang Jiexian)
The audience were taught to write in Chinese calligraphy on scrolls with brush pens. As a way of bringing good luck, scrolls with blessings are often stuck on doors and walls during new year celebrations. Dumplings were also served to give an insight into traditional Chinese food.
Officials from various Departments of South Africa are taught to write in Chinese calligraphy with brush pens at the celebration for Chinese Traditional New Year held at the Department of Trade and Industrialization in Pretoria, South Africa on February 3, 2016. (Picture: People’s Daily Online / Zhang Jiexian)
Zheng Wen, Cultural Councilor of the Chinese Embassy to South Africa interacts with a South African official during the Q&A section at the celebration for Chinese Traditional New Year held at the Department of Trade and Industrialization in Pretoria, South Africa on February 3, 2016. (Picture: People’s Daily Online / Zhang Jiexian)
A South African official listen to the lecture on Chinese New Year given by Zheng Wen, Cultural Councilor of the Chinese Embassy to South Africa. (Picture: People’s Daily Online / Zhang Jiexian)
A South African official practice Chinese Calligraphy at the celebration for Chinese Traditional New Year held at the Department of Trade and Industrialization in Pretoria, South Africa on February 3, 2016. (Picture: People’s Daily Online / Zhang Jiexian)
Officials from various Departments of South Africa show their works of Chinese calligraphy at the celebration for Chinese Traditional New Year held at the Department of Trade and Industrialization in Pretoria, South Africa on February 3, 2016. (Picture: People’s Daily Online / Zhang Jiexian)
