On 18th January 2020, Confucius Institute at University of Mauritius celebrated the Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival.
Associate Professor, Tan Xudong, Outgoing Chinese Director of CI, Professor Fu Mingduan, Incoming Chinese Director of CI and Associate Professor Kistamah Naraindra, welcome the guest and participants. They wish everybody present a healthy, enjoyable and prosperous year of the Rat. The celebration of the Chinese New Year holds a very special place in the heart of the Chinese and it is the time for many relatives to come together. The festival is celebrated by all Chinese communities across the world. At CI-UoM, the celebration started with a play by students of CI-UoM which recounts the origin and meaning of ‘Chinese New Year’ through a story entitled “The Legend of Nian”. They also performed a number of Chinese songs, recited poems and performed plays on the occasion. The Chinese Cultural group from Attila Club gave a spectacular show of beating drums and striking gongs, as well as dragon and lion dances, as part of the festivities. The show was very well appreciated by the large audience present for the festival.
The Mauritian Director of CI-UoM thanked all the teachers for the great work leading to the celebration, the wonderful performance on the day by all participants and the great family spirit.
The three Directors of CI-UoM (Incoming, Outgoing and Local Director) welcoming the guests at the festival
CI-UoM students play acting the story of ‘The Legend of Nian’
LI Laoshi leading her students on to perform the ‘Cheerful’ dance
HE Laoshi (Maggie) performing ‘I am a Hakka person’ dance with her students
Entertaining sketch by CI-UoM students entitled ‘Marriage of the Mice’
Mature students performing a song entitled ‘In my heart forever there is only you’
YANG Laoshi‘s students singing the ‘Pure peace tune by Libai’ of Tang Dynasty
TOO Laoshi’s students singing ‘Can’t help falling in love with you’
TOO Laoshi’s students singing ‘Kung Shee Kung Shee’ on the occasion of the festival
WU Laoshi’s students singing ‘Blooming flowers of HANYU’
HE Laoshi’s (Lanny) students singing the song ‘Auld Lang Syne’ accompanied by acoustic guitar
The Chinese Cultural group from Attila Club’s spectacular show of beating drums and striking gongs, as well as dragon and lion dance
Group photo of CI-UoM family!