On January 5, 2022, the 2021 "Chinese Bridge" online group exchange activity "Learn Chinese Online, See Culture in the Cloud" Winter Camp, organized by the Center for Sino-foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation of the Ministry of Education and hosted by Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences) The closing ceremony was held. The closing ceremony was attended by Li Anqing, Secretary of the Party General Branch of the College of International Education, Zhao Xiuxia, Vice Minister of the Department of Foreign Cooperation and Exchange, Du Baoxuan, Deputy Secretary of the Party General Branch of the College of International Education, Professor Fu Ning, the project leader of the winter camp, Shi Wei, the Chinese language teacher of the Confucius Institute at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and all the teachers of the winter camp. The closing ceremony was hosted by Du Wei, Vice Dean of the School of International Education.
The closing ceremony began with a carefully edited video of the campers' learning achievements. The participants shared their understanding of social terms, blessings, number words and colour words in Chinese and their own mother tongue in the form of a vlog. Their fluent Chinese, vivid sharing and passionate expression of emotions won the praise of the teachers.
Afterwards, camp representatives Zhou Bingyu (Croatia), Iris (Croatia), Ivana (Bulgaria), Li Qiaoxue (Croatia), Lina (Algeria), Mei Xiu (Bangladesh), Safina (Malaysia), Wu Xing (Vietnam), Xie Huanghe(Vietnam) and Zhao Wen (Chad) spoke in turn. The participants said that this winter camp not only exercised their Chinese expression skills and gave them a deeper understanding of the Chinese way of thinking, but also provided a platform for them to share their own culture and improve their understanding of each other.
Mr. Shi Wei expressed his sincere thanks to the teachers of Shandong First Medical University for their hard work and dedication. He expressed that the two sessions of the "Chinese Bridge" course at the First Shandong Medical University were well received by the students of the Confucius Institute, and the teachers' serious attitude and dedication to their work deeply touched each and every student, and hoped to have the opportunity to continue to participate in other online Chinese teaching activities at the First Shandong Medical University to deepen mutual cooperation and friendship.
In his concluding speech, Li Anqing said that the participants used Chinese as a bridge to appreciate the cultural meaning of the language and to experience the exciting collision of multiple cultures, which not only enhanced their awareness of Chinese culture, but also strengthened their sense of tolerance and sharing in the exchange and mutual appreciation of civilisations. He hoped that the campers would share the cultural knowledge they learned and the "Chinese stories" they heard with their families and friends, and become friendly ambassadors to enhance the two-way cultural exchange between China and abroad.
With the theme of "Learn Chinese online, see culture in the cloud", the project explores the cultural connotations of Chinese language knowledge, upholds a sense of equal dialogue, emphasises two-way communication, and shares diverse cultures, reflecting the role of Chinese culture The project explores the cultural connotations of Chinese language knowledge, upholds a sense of equal dialogue, emphasizes two-way communication, and shares multiple cultures, reflecting the role of Chinese culture and knowledge as a platform for dialogue in building a "community of human destiny". In the future, the school will further innovate the mode of Chinese and foreign humanities exchange, strengthen mutual communication and build a bridge of global friendship through a richer and more diverse cloud experience.