Set up the first Chinese Confucius institute in Germany

Time: 2016-09-08

Source: China's traditional Chinese medicine

Author: Feng Xuejun

According to the People's Daily facing the Baltic sea strait, straw, is located in the northeast end of the German, old streets and red brick pile spire colonnade style, recording the history of riches and glory, was designated as a UNESCO world heritage. On August 30, Germany - Germany 17 Confucius college, straw, the Confucius institute of university of applied sciences (hereinafter referred to as straw lal, Confucius institute), in the ancient city of the great medieval charm formally established.

Against the sun and the wind, the old town square center for a period of energetic after the lion dance, ushered in the German chancellor, Angela merkel, dressed in a "China red" suit. "In the Confucius institute can not only learn the language in Chinese, also can learn Chinese cooking - I am also very interested in this." Angela merkel in a speech on the opening ceremony, let a person can't help but think she had learned in chengdu, China do kung pao chicken, immediately provoked laughter. Ms merkel in his speech, memory, in October 30, during his visit to China, she witnessed jointly with the Chinese premier li keqiang "cooperation to set up Germany's straw, the Confucius institute of university of applied sciences" agreement.

As the mecklenburg - wave before the first Confucius institute, Dr. Murray state, straw, the Confucius institute by lal straw, hefei university of applied sciences and the college cooperation, is committed to make Germany northeast of Chinese language and culture exchange center, and will to the dissemination and training as the main characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine. Lal, straw applied sciences university was established in September 1991, about 2300 students, more professional in leading position in German universities. Hefei college was in 1985 sino-german province signed the state higher education cooperation program between the two countries demonstration to build units, 30 years ago, hefei college has with Germany, straw, university of applied sciences, etc. 17 universities established friendly and cooperative relations. After the construction of the Confucius institute, its curriculum and activities service will face comes from the state and the neighboring states, and the Baltic regional neighbours students and others.

The features of traditional Chinese medicine of the Confucius institute, so far only three, Stella, pine hole departments in Germany first. "In Germany, more and more people interested in traditional Chinese medicine, and attempt to" combine traditional Chinese and western medicine method to treat disease." , "ms merkel said Germany have a rich culture and tradition, China has more long five thousand years of civilization, the Confucius institute to the communion and understanding between the peoples of China and Germany to contribute."

Holst - dean Paul unschuld, funds, and at the same time in Berlin in the summer school work, to the deep understanding of traditional Chinese medicine. Paul unschuld said, with two thousand years of history of traditional Chinese medicine with traditional medicine in Europe, is the world all previous dynasties experience accumulated valuable achievements, all need modern studying and inheriting carry forward, combined with modern medical methods, so as to explore new therapeutic area. And lal straw, there is no doubt that the Confucius institute provides such a platform of match well of Chinese and western, ancient and modern, not only to learn Chinese, also can learn traditional Chinese medicine.

, director-general of the Confucius institute headquarters, xu Lin, director of the hanban said in his speech, the Confucius institute has become the world's understanding of China's important platform, for the Chinese people and people all over the world to enhance understanding, deepen friendship, and promote the diversified and colorful made an important contribution to the development of world civilization. In our country is now in the global 139 countries and regions set up more than 500 Confucius institutes and 1000 Confucius classrooms.