HISC Held Paper Cutting Event to Welcome New Year
12月10日晚6点30分，红山国际服务中心举办的“民治公益汉语文化课堂”活动如期在线上跟中外学员见面。
At 6.30 p.m. on December 10, Hongshan International Service Center held the Minzhi Public Chinese Culture Class online as scheduled.
(主持人和老师正在向外籍学员介绍中国的剪纸艺术。The hosts are introducing the paper-cutting art.)
新年到来之际，2022年的“民治公益汉语文化课堂”陪伴学员们从4月走到了12月，共举办了8期线上线下活动。此系列活动面向居住在民治的中外居民，紧紧围绕中国文化这个主题，通过邀请外籍人士参与中国的传统文化活动，增进外国人对中国的了解，切实推进民治街道的国际化街区建设。活动内容既有香道，传统诗歌书画这类“高山流水”的传统“书房”文化，又有制作香囊，捏泥塑，剪纸这类有趣的民间手工体验。外籍居民通过“民治公益汉语文化”系列活动体验到了中国文化的精彩和趣味。
From April to December 2022, HISC offered 8 Chinese cultural events for international residents. It promoted communications and Minzhi international block through themed activities like painting, calligraphy and folk handicraft.
本月的活动主办方精心挑选了“玉兔抱福-剪纸”作为活动的主题。1个半小时的课堂时间中，具有20多年剪纸经验的邓辛平老师，带领外籍学员们，使用剪刀和刻刀，在红色的纸张上，一点一点剪出了数字2023和小兔子抱住“福”字的图案。充满吉祥寓意的图案和鲜艳的红色，传递出中外参与者们对于新年的期盼和祝福。
December’s activity themed on paper cutting. The participants were led by the handcraft master Deng Xinping to make a rabbit, which is the animal of 2023.
(线上教学同步直播, the live stream of class)
(学员作品展示 participants' works)
(学员作品展示 participants' works)
活动同时也成为了中外居民友谊的桥梁。本次活动的参与者，来自印度的Shalini Sehgal,是一位充满善心和热心的小动物爱好者，她从自己居住的社区收养了4只流浪猫。在和活动老师的交流中，Shalini提到自己想要为这些流浪猫找到合适的收养人。活动结束后，观看活动直播的一位观众通过主办方联系到Shalini,表达了想要收养猫咪的愿望。
The event also served as a bridge of friendship between participants. The participant of this activity, Shalini Sehgal from India, is a kind-hearted animal lover. She adopted four stray cats from her community. In the communication with the activity teacher, Shalini mentioned that she wanted to find suitable adopters for these stray cats. After the event, an audience watching the live broadcast expressed to adopt a cat.
(来自印度的Shalini Sehgal, India)
本期活动共有1200多人次观看，获得点赞将近4800次，从参与人数和直播数据来看，活动热度持续上升。
This activity live stream got more than 1200 audiences and nearly 4800 thumb-ups.
据悉，主办方红山国际服务中心，将在新的一年中把“民治公益汉语文化课堂”活动持续开展下去，主办方将多方征询中外居民建议，精心策划，充分准备。让我们一起来期待2023年的精彩活动吧！
HISC will offer a series of activities in 2023 for public service, any suggestions are welcome.