Xinhua
28 Apr 2025, 08:15 GMT+10
DHAKA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- With the wonderful performances, including poetry recitation, elegant Guzheng playing, calligraphy displays, and creative stage performances, the Bangladesh Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition was successfully held recently in Dhaka.
The competition attracted over 100 Chinese language learners to register. After preliminary selections, 12 contestants advanced to the individual finals, and nine teams entered the group finals. At the finals, the contestants captivated the audience with their wonderful performances and earned rounds of applause and cheers.
"My favorite Chinese poet is Li Bai," said Amina Tun Tiyaba, the champion of the individual category.
Having studied Chinese for more than three years at the University of Dhaka, she can now recite Chinese poems and has already begun to appreciate the profound artistic conception and beauty embedded in Chinese poetry.
"In the future, I hope to learn and understand more Chinese poems, and experience the poetic charm and elegance of traditional Chinese culture through poetry," she added.
"I think the nobility and serenity of Chinese poems influence me very well," said Sanjida Anwar, who combined a team with her classmates to join in the competition. "From my childhood, I like Chinese, and its 5,000-year-old heritage also influenced me and my life very much. That's why after completing my graduation, I'm here to learn Chinese culture," Anwar added.
"Whether in terms of language expression, creative stage performances, or the understanding of the poems, today's competition was truly impressive," said Yang Hui, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dhaka.
"This has also inspired us to adopt more diverse methods in our future teaching, to enrich the students' learning experience and to deepen their interest in and understanding of Chinese culture," she added.
Bulbul Ashraf Siddiqi, director of the Confucius Institute at the North South University, said that learning a language is not just about learning words -- it's about understanding a culture and a way of life. It can open new paths for the future and even change their lives.
"Keep your passion for language learning alive," said Siddiqi, adding that "the future belongs to the East. Be prepared for it, and keep improving your skills in foreign languages."
Sayema Haque Bidisha, pro-vice chancellor of the University of Dhaka, said that it is important to acknowledge and remind ourselves that Chinese history and culture are among the oldest in the world. At the same time, the people of Bangladesh also have a long-standing history, rich culture, and strong heritage.
"There are many similarities between the cultural aspects of our two countries," she said. "It is important to understand each other's cultures, because culture plays a crucial role when we talk about building a peaceful, harmonious world based on friendship, mutual collaboration, and dialogue."
Noting that civilizations grow through exchanges, and flourish through mutual learning, Li Shaopeng, cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh, said that the event is a wonderful example of that. The enthusiasm and talent from the young generation show people how language and culture can bring people closer.
This year marks 50 years of diplomatic ties between China and Bangladesh and the year of people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, said Li, adding the contestants' voices today -- their poems -- are part of a bigger story: one of friendship, learning, and shared dreams.
The poetry recitation competition was hosted by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation under the Ministry of Education of China, guided by the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh, organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Dhaka, and co-organized by the Confucius Institute at North South University, the Shanto Mariam-Honghe Confucius Classroom, and the Institute of Modern Languages at the University of Dhaka.
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