September 13th, 2024
Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration
March 7, 2024
February 23-25th, 2024 : Chinese Language Immersion Camp at Mount Eagle
February 9, 2024: Year of the Dragon Celebration
Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year, is one of the world’s most prominent and celebrated holidays. Celebrated by more than 20% of the world population, it is the most important annual event for many countries in Asia. This year is the Year of the Dragon and it starts on February 10th, 2024. The dragon in Chinese culture is a symbol of dignity, health, honor, success, luck and strength.
The Center for Chinese Language and Culture at UCA hosted celebration on February 9th, the eve of Chinese New Year, with music performance, art, and Chinese food. Over 150 members of UCA and the local Asian community in Conway attended.
November 16, 2023: Far East Deep South Movie Screening
Discussions with producer of the movie and the local Chinese Community.
November 3-5, 2023:
UCA and Hendrix Chinese Language Immersion Camp
September 29, 2023: Midautumn Festival Celebration
May 13-June 10th, 2023: UCA and Hendrix Study Abroad in Taiwan
April 22nd, 2023: CCLC represented at Wildwood Park’s Lanterns Festival
April 21st, 2023: Conway High School and North Little Rock High School Celebrate UN Chinese Language Day with the CCLC
March 3rd-5th, 2023: Language Immersion Camp
The Center for Chinese Language and Culture held a Chinese Immersion Program for college students successfully in Mount Eagle Retreat Center. Around twenty students from UCA and Hendrix College attended. They enjoyed a good time speaking Chinese, watching Chinese movies, Karaoke in Chinese, and Chinese calligraphy. UCA professors Jia Zhu, Guo-ou Zhuang and Professor Wenjia Liu from Hendrix led the activities.
February 16, 2023: Why Urghurs? Religious Revival and Crackdowns in Xinjiang
January 20th, 2023: Year of the Rabbit Celebration
October 16, 2022: CCLC hosts the HSK Exam
The UCA Center for Chinese Language and Culture (CCLC) recently organized a language testing opportunity for high school students from Arkansas and other neighboring states. The HSK Chinese Language Proficiency Test assesses proficiency in Mandarin Chinese for foreign students seeking to study in China or simply to measure their language proficiency against an internationally recognized standard. Dr. Guo ou Zhuang, Associate Professor of Chinese in the Department of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures and Director of the UCA CCLC welcomed 71 students to Irby Hall 209 and 213 on Sunday, October 16, 2022. HSK Level II, and IV tests were offered in the morning and HSK III test were offered in the afternoon. Attending students arrived from Conway High School, Springdale High School, Bentonville High School, and Pulaski Academy, as well as from Tennessee. The Center for Chinese Language and Culture promotes student access to Chinese language and culture through the auspices of UCA’s Center for Global Learning and Engagement.
September 14, 2022 Chinese Culture Club Karaoke Night
September 9, 2022- Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration!
August 24, 2022 – CCLC and Chinese Culture Club at Conway Daze!
April 23, 2022: CCLC represented at the Lantern Festival at Wildwood Park for the Arts
April 20, 2022: UN Chinese Language Day with Conway High School
April 9, 2022: CCLC at the AFLTA Competition at Hendrix
February 25 & 26, 2022: Teaching Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism Workshop
February 11, 2022: Chinese New Year Celebration
November 9, 2021: Grand Opening of the CCLC