Launching Ceremony of the International Living Water Project Held in Nairobi,Kenya

Jointly hosted by Jiangsu People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Amity Foundation,the launching ceremony of the International Living Water Project was held in Nairobi,Kenya on the afternoon of April 18.Ma Xin,member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and Executive Vice-Governor,and Pasalis,member of the Kenyan National Assembly,attended the event and delivered speeches.

China in Foreign Eyes 2023 Panda Cup Foreign Student Essay Contest awards ceremony held in Hangzhou

In November 25,the awards ceremony for the 2023 Panda Cup Foreign Student Essay Contest took place at the Zhejiang University of Media and Communications(ZUMC)in Hangzhou,capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province.Attending the ceremony were Gao Anming,vice president and editor-in-chief of China International Communications Group(CICG),Luo Lili,a leading member of the Publicity Department of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Government Information Office,Zhao Jun,editor-in-chief of the CICG Center for the Asia-Pacific(CICG Asia-Pacific),Xu Rong,editor-in-chief of the Foreign Languages Press(FLP),and Yang Liping,secretary of the Party Committee of the ZUMC.Also attending were representatives of the award-winning foreign students,their teachers,and the media.

National Image Construction from the Perspective of Multimodal Metaphor-A Case Study of the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics

The national image is a comprehensive concept with a distinct political feature,including the international image presented to the outside world,and also encompassing the national identity of the people.With the development of globalization,international cultural communication has become a crucial part of shaping the national image,and the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics has become an important opportunity for China to showcase its national image to the world in the post-pandemic era.Based on Forceville’s multimodal metaphor theory,this paper examines the metaphorical phenomena contained in the performance and their functions,effects,and purposes in the construction of the national image.It is found that there are many scenes,images,and narratives in the opening ceremony,including war metaphor,competition metaphor,personification metaphor,and other conceptual metaphors.The focus of this paper is on multimodal metaphor in a broad sense,mainly encompassing auditory and visual modes.Through the use of these multimodal metaphors,the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics builds an image of a vibrant,peace-loving,and responsible country,which not only demonstrates China’s cultural self-confidence,but also expresses the Chinese people’s beautiful vision for the early reunification of the motherland.

Speech by Mme. Wang Zhizhen at the Closing Ceremony of the 2013 “Understanding and Cooperation” Dialogue

Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen,friends,With the joint efforts of all of you,the 2013"Understanding&Cooperation"Dialogue,held by the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU)has successfully completed all items on its agenda.It’s time to bid farewell.During the past 4 days,we came across over half China from Beijing to Jiangxi Province,feeling the hot summer days and witnessing

Kocel Steel Foundry Grand Opening Ceremony

On May 9, 2006 the Grand Opening ceremony of Kocel Steel Foundry Co., Ltd. was held in the National Economic and Technological Development Zone in Yinchuan City, Ningxia, China. Kocel Steel Foundry Co., Ltd. is a large scale enterprise producing steel castings and it is jointly established by Ningxia Kocel Group, Changcheng Suzaki Machine & Foundry Co., Ltd. and Voestalpine Giesserei Linz GmbH, Austria. At am 8:55 as the brass band played the grand music and the firecrackers were lighted up, the leaders and guests came into the ceremony place in the warmly applauds. The honored guests included CHEN Jian-guo, Party Secretary of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region; WANG

Ching Ming Group Limited die-casting project held groundbreaking ceremony in Xishan District, Wuxi city

In mid-November, 2017, the project of New Energy Vehicle Engine Parts of Ching Ming （Wuxi） Metal Technology Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony in Yangjian Town, Xishan District, Wuxi city. The project is invested by the renowned die-casting company - Hong Kong Ching Ming Group Limited, with a total investment of US$ 100 million. The project, covering an area of 84 thousand square meters （the building area is 80 thousand square meters）, will mainly focus its business on research, development, and production of key parts of new energy automotive engines.

Ceremony for the inaugural issuance of the Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

The Journal of Geriatric Cardiology ( JGC )started publication in September 2004. To announce the publication of its first issue, a ceremony was held at China Grand Hotel in Beijing on October 18th, 2004during the 15th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology. Many guests were present at the ceremony.

Changes in Japanese Nurses’ Awareness of Patient Interactions Following a Japanese Tea Ceremony

This study provided foundational data for use in nursing interventional methods for improving nurse-patient relationships. This was a descriptive study on the effectiveness of a Japanese tea ceremony (in Japanese: chado) intervention for improving nurse-patient relationships. I conducted a Japanese tea ceremony and examined changes in nurses’ awareness regarding interactions with patients after this intervention. The tea ceremonies were conducted with the cooperation of an Urasenke tea ceremony lecturer. A quiet environment with chairs and tables was provided for all participants while they provided written answers to a descriptive survey, which was administered before and after the intervention;they required approximately 20 min to complete the survey. The mean length of each nurse’s description was 800 characters. The tea ceremony was effective in bringing about definite changes in nurses’ awareness concerning interactions with patients. This study is useful in that it suggests how nurses can maintain good interpersonal relationships with patients.

Laying a Solid Foundation,Expanding Development Space——Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of ZTE R&D Building Held in Shenzhen

Earth was broken for the ZTE R&D Building at theheadquarters on October 28, 2003. Hou Weigui,President of ZTE, delivered a speech on the cere-mony. He said:“As part of the development strate-gy of ZTE, the new building will play an importantrole in improving the overall R&D arrangement andthe environment of production and R&D, reducingthe operating cost and enhancing the image of thewhole company.”The R&D building will be the Shenzhen R&D

‘International Museum Day 2019’ China Main Venue Opening Ceremony Held in Hunan

The "museum fever" has become a new fashion of Chinese social culture, and the cross-border integration and innovation of "muscum+" has become a new engine for promoting high-quality development.

Address at the Launching Ceremony of the Silk Road Community Building Initiative in Romania by Mme.Xu Lyuping,Vice-President of China NGO Network for International Exchanges

Distinguished former Prime Minister Mr.Peter Roman,Distinguished Minister Mr.Niculae Badalau,Distinguished Mr.&Mrs.Bartha,Ladies and gentlemen,dear friends,It’s my great delight to attend the launching ceremony of the Silk Road Community Building Initiative in Romania,which is a major event to enhance the mutual understanding and trust,promote people-to-people connectivity as well as consolidate the foundation of the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Romania.

Rebuilding the Ancestral Temple and Hosting Daluo Heaven and Earth Prayer and Enlightenment Ceremony

Kuo,Yeh-Tzu founded Taiwan’s Sung Shan Tsu Huei Temple in 1970.She organized more than 200 worshipers as a group named“Taiwan Tsu Huei Temple Queen Mother of the West Delegation to China to Worship at the Ancestral Temples”in 1990.At that time,the temple building of the Queen Mother Palace in Huishan of Gansu Province was in disrepair,and Temple Master Kuo,Yeh-Tzu made a vow to rebuild it.Rebuilding the ancestral temple began in 1992 and was completed in 1994.It was the first case of a Taiwan temple financing the rebuilding of a far-away Queen Mother Palace with its own donations.In addition,Sung Shan Tsu Huei Temple celebrated its 45th anniversary and hosted Yiwei Yuanheng Lizhen Daluo Tiandi Qingjiao(Momentous and Fortuitous Heaven and Earth Prayer Ceremony)in 2015.This is the most important and the grandest blessing ceremony of Taoism,a rare event for Taoism locally and abroad during this century.Those sacred rituals were replete with unprecedented grand wishes to propagate the belief in Queen Mother of the West.Stopping at nothing,Queen Mother’s love never ceases.

A Speech Made by the Chairman of WCP International Industrial(Anhui)Co.Ltd.at its Opening Ceremony

What a fascinating and moving applause!What makes us more exciting isthat officials from provincial and municipal levels and friends from home andabroad have come to join us in celebrating this special festival.Ladies andgentlemen,on behalf of WCP,I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to you foryour greetings.

The Opening Ceremony for the Restructured China Standardization Press

The opening ceremony for the restructured China Standardization Press was grandly held in Beijing on December 1st, Mr. Pu Changcheng, the vice minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine （AQSIQ）, Mr. Ji Zhengkun, the administrator of the Standardization Administration of China （SAC）, Li Zhonghai, the chairman of China Association for Standardization （CAS） and the president of the China National Institute of Standardization （CNIS） attended and addressed at the ceremony.

Jingshan Tea Ceremony:The Origin of Zen Tea

THE Wanshou Zen Temple in Jingshan Mountains,Hangzhou City,east China’s Zhejiang Province,is known for its distinctive tea ceremony.It is a tea drinking ceremony combining Zen philosophy and tea culture to honor distinguished guests.The ceremony originated in the middle of the Tang Dynasty (618-907),flourished in the Song (960-1279)and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties,and was later introduced to Japan where it became the origin of the Japanese tea ceremony.The beautiful Jingshan District has always been renowned for tea.The "Sage of Tea" Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty used to stay here,and the place was also the inspiration of his monumental work,The Classic of Tea,the first known book in the world featuring the cultivation,preparation,and drinking of tea.

The Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU)Held the Opening Ceremony and the First Lecture of the Civilisation Lecture Series

On October 20,2023,the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU)held the opening ceremony and the first lecture of the Civilisation Lecture Series in Henan Museum.Ji Bingxuan,Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress and President of CAFIU,attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.

Address by Mr. Zhou Tienong at the Opening Ceremony of the 2013 “Understanding and Cooperation” Dialogue

Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,Dear friends,On behalf of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),I would like to start by extending my warmest welcome to all representatives from home and abroad,who come to attend the 2013"Understanding