30/6/2024
On Friday 21 June, Nottingham Confucius Institute (NCI) hosted a Mahjong evening, ending Mandarin Corner for the summer term in style. The event attracted over 40 enthusiastic Nottingham staff, students and local residents.
After an introduction on the origins of Mahjong, student host Miss Li Jinwen explained the rules and some of the basic strategies involved in the Chinese board game, whilst teaching participants to read and memorise the characters and symbols on Mahjong tiles. Miss Li’s talk was very warmly received by Mahjong players of all levels.
After the talk, participants formed groups, faced their rivals and began to put theory into practice. All seemed enthused with a determination to prove themselves. Technical game terms such as “Chi”, “Peng” and “Hupai” were shotted out one after the other, accompanied with bursts of laughers for the rest of the evening till the event ended at 8:00pm.
Feedback was very positive. Many attendees said they had lots of fun and learned to recognise several useful Chinese characters. Some of them also expressed a keen interest in the upcoming NCI Summer School, which will take place every Wednesday evening throughout July.
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汉语角 | “麻将之夜”完美落幕
2024年6月21日晚，诺丁汉大学孔子学院以一场融合趣味与文化的“麻将之夜”为夏季学期的汉语角活动画上了完美句号。此次活动吸引了约40名中外师生热情参与，不仅加深了他们对中国传统游戏麻将的理解，也极大地促进了文化交流与语言学习的深度融合。
本次“麻将之夜”由志愿者李锦文主持。首先。她利用精心准备的视频和图片等向到场的师生们生动地介绍了麻将的背景、文化及魅力。随后，她巧妙地利用真实的麻将牌，逐一讲解麻将的规则和玩法，同时教授不同牌面的中文名称，让参与者在轻松愉快的氛围中学习汉语，加深了对汉语的理解与记忆。
实践是检验学习成果的最佳方式。随着理论讲解部分的结束，现场迅速进入实战环节。参与者们分成几个小组，开始亲手操作，将刚刚学到的知识运用到实际游戏中。“吃”、“碰”之声不绝于耳，每当有人成功“胡牌”，现场便爆发出一阵阵欢笑声和欢呼声，“胡了！”的喊声此起彼伏，充满了胜利的喜悦。这种互动式的学习方式也让参与者们在实践中体会到了麻将的乐趣与策略性。
在一片欢声笑语中，“麻将之夜”缓缓落下帷幕，留下的不仅仅是关于一个游戏的记忆，更是对中国传统文化的一次深刻体验。
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Posted on Wednesday 3rd July 2024