From March 1 to March 19, 13 students from Japan’s Takushoku University completed a Chinese language and culture workshop at CFLC. They were majoring in law, political science and business administration while minoring in the Chinese language in their home institutions. The majority of them had never been to China before.
During the 19-day workshop, they received basic Chinese lessons and attended a good variety of cultural lessons in Chinese martial arts, calligraphy, south Fujian culture, and traditional Chinese musical instruments. They also tried their hands at Chinese calligraphy and Tai Chi, and attended demonstrations of traditional Chinese musical instruments, such as Pi Pa and Zhong Ruan.
While in Xiamen, they visited the Overseas Chinese Museum, Gulangyu Islet, Island Ring Road and other landmark; they also sampled local cuisine, fascinated by the profound Chinese culinary culture. Moreover, they traveled out of town, visiting the renowned Fujian Tulou. During the process, they forged friendships with CFLC student volunteers. While at XMU, they watched a basketball game and attended a networking event with XMU students.
The workshop enabled the Japanese students to get to know China’s ancient culture on a personal level. It provided an opportunity for the Japanese students to saturate themselves with the Chinese language and culture.
Arriving at XMU
Mingling with CFLC students
Posing for a photo in Furong Tunnel
Tasting delicacies on campus
With their Chinese language instructor
Attending a lecture on south Fujian culture
Appreciating Chinese instrumental music
Learning Chinese martial arts
Conversing with CFLC first-year students majoring in Japanese
Experiencing a “Japanese interpreting lesson”
Giving a demonstration of Japanese tea ceremony
Introducing Japanese baseball rules
Introducing Kimono
Networking with CFLC students
A “Japanese Corner”
Touring Fujian Tulou
Touring Gulangyu Islet
CFLC students serve as interpreters
Touring Zhongshan Road
Sampling local cuisine
Watching a Chinese movie
A basketball game with XMU students
A singing session
Writing in Chinese
Checking up a word in the dictionary
Presenting results of the workshop
Receiving a workshop completion certificate
Workshop completion ceremony
Posing for a photo with student volunteers
Workshop wraps up!
A group photo with student volunteers
Ready to return home
Thank you, XMU! We’ll be back!
Workshop Album
