Chinese Rabbit Years passed, Dragon years comes, all the Chinese celebrate the New Year. In this traditional festival, we just say “ Happy New year.”

On Jan. 26, 2012, sponsored by Hanban, Dragon Year Spring Festival Evening Party was undertaken by the Heidelberg Confucian Institute in Eppenheim Hall with about 500 people present .The National Music Ensemble, Folk Song Group, Natioanl Dancing Group from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University presented a wonderful performance for the evening party.

Mr Liu Xiaolu, the cultural consul in Frankfurd Consulate of People’s Republic of China, Mr. Dieter Mörlein, Eppelheim Mayor. Prof. Dr.，Thomas Rausch, vice President Heidelberg University , Dr. Thomas Rabe and all the guests from different circles attended the evening party.

Mr Liu Xiaolu, the cultural consul in Frankfurd Consulate of People’s
Republic of China delivered a speech

Mr. Dieter Mörlein, Eppelheim Mayor delivered a speech

Prof. Dr. Thomas Rausch, vice President Heidelberg University delivered a speech

Prof. Yizhong Tang,Vice Dean of School of Humanities,SJTU, delivered a speech

Jiaozhou Yangko, Wusuli Boat song, ensemble of national instruments, Xinjiang dancing. All the guests are interested in the typical Chinese art, the colorful national costumes and traditional Chinese new year. The Spring Festival is not only Chinese traditional festival, but also the symbol of Chinese culture.

Yangko Fan Ladies

ensemble of national instruments

Dancing in Tai Nationality Zhao Duoli

The Entire Cast

The performance not only attracted the overseas Chinese, but also the German Audience

The hosts and hostesses introduced the Chinese musical instruments, Chinese dancing and the origin of Chinese festival in German and Chinese. Everyone enjoyed the performance and Chinese culture.

Four hosts and hostesses
No.1 from right Chinese teaching volunteer Wang Yang,
No. 2.expert in Sinology Mr. Lin Shanshi
No. 3 Student in Heidelberg Universsity Mao Haojie
No.4 Student in Heidelberg University Sohpia

Since 2009, Hanban has organized Students’ Art Groups to give performances in different parts of the world and received warm welcome.

This year, The Students’ Art Group has offered nine rounds of performances in eight Confucian institutes in Germany and Belgium.

In order to make the performance successful, the Confucian institute Heidelberg has done a lot of work in preparing and organizing this activity.