Chinese Spring Festival at UJ

AMMAN — The University of Jordan (UJ) on Thursday hosted the Chinese Spring Festival held on the occasion of the Chinese New Year. The festival, organised in cooperation between the Chinese embassy in Amman and the UJ’s foreign languages college, provided an opportunity for students to get acquainted with china’s culture, habits and traditions over various historical eras, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Chinese Ambassador to Jordan Pan Weifang expressed happiness for the UJ to host the event and its continuous support by teaching the Chinese language and raising awareness about China’s culture and civilisation.

The festival originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people’s sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one, according to www.china.org.