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Statue of Confucius

热烈欢迎山东省政府代表团访问阿德莱得！

Welcome to the Delegates of Shandong Government visiting Adelaide！

An Unveiling of the Statue of Confucius was held on July 1st 2 45 – 4:00pm by the Confucius Institute.

A delegation of the Provincial government of Shandong, China, headed by Mr Zhang Chuanlin, Vice Chairman of Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference has visited the Confucius Institute at the University of Adelaide.

The Confucius Institute organized a ceremony to unveil the Confucius statue, donated by the people and government of Shandong.

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Shanghai: City of Paradox

Shanghai: City of Paradox

The CI, together with the Centre for Asian Studies organized a lunchtime public lecture titled:“Shanghai: City of Paradox” offered by Anne Warr, an Australian architect living and working in Shanghai since 2003. On Friday, 11th of September more than 40 people came to listen to Anne Warr talk about the architecture in Shanghai, its past and present, offering fascinating stories about not only buildings but also about people (mainly expats) who once lived in Shanghai. Many photographs and anecdotes made for a captivating presentation.

Ms. Anne Warr’s book “Shanghai Architecture” is available for sale for $50. The CI is happy to provide more information on request.

David Reid exhibition launch

David Reid exhibition launch -“Shanghai Landscapes”

On the 10th of September 2009, the CI hosted a reception held in honour of David Reid, an Australian artist who discovered the art and beauty of painting with Chinese ink on Chinese paper. The main sponsor of the event was Macquarie Private Wealth.

More than 90 guests attended the reception, among which were representatives of the art world, personal friends of the artist and people with a vested interest in Chinese art in general.

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National Chinese Teachers Conference

National Chinese Teachers Conference

On July 11 and 12, 2009, the Confucius Institute at The University of Adelaide hosted the 15th annual National Conference of the Chinese Language Teachers organized by the Chinese Language Teachers Federation of Australia (CLTFA). Over 175 primary, secondary and university Chinese language teachers from all over Australia, native-Chinese speakers and non-native speakers, attended the conference where topics such as “Perspectives on teacher background in Chinese language education” and “Catering for learner diversity in the classroom”,“Survival tips from a new teacher”, “Formative assessment in first language teaching”,”Bilingual immersion is the best option for Rudd’s 2020 vision” and “Assessing Intercultural language learning” were presented and discussed in multiple plenary sessions and 34 workshops over the two-days conference.

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The second “Hanyu Qiao” (“Chinese bridge”)

Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign High school students

18 high school students from SA, WA, QLD and ACT competed in these National preliminary finals of the Chinese speaking competition organized and hosted by the Confucius Institute. Out of a total of 18 contestants 8 came from South Australian schools (Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide High School, St. Aloysius College, St Peters College and Trinity College Senior).