Partnering with the Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation, the Confucius Institute in Edmonton provided one day of activities at the CIE for about 120 seniors from different parts of Edmonton, giving experiences in Chinese culture and Chinese cultural arts.
The day started with the warm welcome from the CIE followed by a serious of cultural workshops which included, Chinese massage and acupuncture, Chinese dough art, Chinese knots, Chinese painting, Chinese paper cutting, Chinese Calligraphy, Tai Chi and Tai Chi Fan. All the seniors showed great interest in learning these Chinese traditional arts. During lunch, all seniors had the chance to taste samples of Chinese food.
The highlight of the day was a one hour performance in the afternoon which included a Chinese lion dance, as well as folk dances, performances on Chinese musical instruments, Tai Chi and singing. The performers were students from two schools along with artists from the CIE and local community.
The event was very successful and all the participants had a great time experiencing and learning Chinese culture. This event was funded by a Canadian government grant.