TAG – Confucius Institute Celebrates Chinese New Year I get happier year after year with the success achieved by the Institute in teaching the culture and civilization of this great country – HE Abu-Ghazaleh.

AMMAN -------February 18, 2013------ Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Confucius Institute (TAG-Confucius), the official testing center for China's HSK examinations (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi), celebrated the Chinese New Year at the premises of TAG – Confucius Institute in Amman, in the presence of HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, the Chinese Ambassador to Amman Mr. Yue Xiao Yong, Director of the Institute Mr. Tareq Hammad, the Chinese Cultural attach, Mr. Wang Yi Bawia, Mr. Mustafa Nasereddin executive director at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization and the administrative and teaching faculty of the Institute.

The ceremony consisted of various Chinese cultural activities including artistic performances, songs, musical instruments, painting, calligraphy, Chinese traditional costumes, a sport show of martial art called (Taiji ) as well as an exciting session of Chinese cuisine in which a number of the students’ mothers participated.

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh and Mr. Yong expressed their satisfaction with the ongoing progress achieved at the Institute in promoting the Chinese language. “I feel very happy to be with HE Ambassador Yong on this special occasion.

I get happier year after year with the success achieved by the Institute in teaching the culture and civilization of this great country.” He added: “It’s a great honor for us at TAG-Confucius to promote the Chinese language in Jordan and the Arab region at large.” From his part, the Ambassador stressed his contentment with the ongoing promotion of the Chinese language and with the accomplishment of the professional staff at the Institute.

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Spring Festival celebrates the start of new life. About TAG- Confucius Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Confucius Institute was established in September 2008 to promote the Chinese language and culture, in order to reach a better mutual understanding between Arab and Chinese cultures.

This is one-of-a-kind initiative based on the cooperation agreement between Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) and the Confucius Institute in China. The Institute was named after Confucius, the world-renowned great thinker, educator and philosopher in Chinese history. Confucius' thoughts have influenced China and other areas in the world for nearly 2000 years.