Invitation of the New Year
—Invitation Letter for 2023 Online Chinese Lunar New Year Gala of Confucius Institutes Around the World
Every beautiful day in the Confucius Institute passes with the sound of reading, and at every Spring Festival, we rejoice with festive and joyful fireworks. We invite you to join us for the upcoming performance at the 2023 Online Spring Festival Gala for Confucius Institutes Around the World. Show off your creativity and talents and let the splendid cultures and arts of China and other countries shine on stage. When Confucius Institute people around the globe enjoy the Spring Festival Gala and celebrate the Chinese New Year together, it is just like they are receiving greetings and best wishes from friends worldwide.
Let’s dance: Dance with joy for the new knowledge acquired in 2022.
Let’s sing: Sing a song of praise for the dedication of both teachers and students in 2022.
Watch a Chinese opera: Singing, speech, movement, and action.
Enjoy a crosstalk show: Speaking, imitating, teasing, and singing.
Listen to a skit that is full of wit and humor.
Appreciate a recitation that is romantic and poetic.
Write a Chinese character “福” to send out our greetings.
Sing “Happy New Year,” a song of best wishes.
Do a magic trick: May all your dreams magically come true in the new year.
When we meet online, remember to record a Spring Festival Message to send our sincere wishes. Happy New Year, Confucius Institutes! Hello, Year of the Rabbit!
Schedule of Events:
1. Collection of performances (from now until December 1, 2022).
We are collecting performances and good wishes for the 2023 Online Chinese Lunar New Year Gala from Confucius Institutes worldwide. There are no format restrictions for the performances; songs, dances, crosstalk shows, skits, talk shows, and creative performances are all welcome.
2. The Online Chinese Lunar New Year Gala is set to debut on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year (January 22, 2023).
The 2023 Online Chinese Lunar New Year Gala of Confucius Institutes Around the World will be expecting you at https://ci.cn, the global portal of the Confucius Institute.
3. Broadcast of the performances (long-term broadcast).
All submitted performances will be broadcast on http://ci.cn and might be simultaneously shown on CCTV.com, TouTiao and other well-known media platforms.
Channels for submission:
https://v2.fangcloud.com/collection/d4f86745dfa6bffdbd9e738c09bfc24a
Requirements for submission:
1. Each Confucius Institute (Confucius Classroom) voluntarily participates in the event and submits no more than five performances.
2. Please submit both the video and registration form (click the link at the end of this article to download the registration form). Please pack and compress the video and registration form into one file; both the video and the file should be named in this way: Name of the Confucius Institute (Confucius Classroom) - name of the video work - name of the author.
3. There is no limit on the language used in the performance. Make sure the video has add-on subtitles in both Chinese and your preferred language. The duration of a single performance shall not exceed five minutes (the duration of each crosstalk show, skit or talk show shall not exceed ten minutes).
4. The video file format is limited to MP4, with the aspect ratio for widescreen of 16:9. The resolution of videos is best at 1920×1080, or at least above 1080×720, with the frame rate above 24 fps. No watermarks or logos shall be added.
5. All performances must comply with the rules for publishing on video-sharing platforms, and the content must be positive.
6. Participation in the event is deemed to grant the organizer the work’s copyright. In this event, the creator’s right of authorship will be respected and retained. There will be no payment for the work submitted.
7. The Chinese International Education Foundation (CIEF) reserves the right of final interpretation for the event.
If you have any suggestions or questions about the Online Spring Festival Gala, please email pr@ci.cn.
