{"id":2077,"date":"2022-01-27T02:32:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T02:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/?page_id=2077"},"modified":"2022-03-15T15:50:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T15:50:45","slug":"launch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/chinese\/ccp\/ccp2022\/launch\/","title":{"rendered":"CNY2022 Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Opening music and greeting from QUB President and Vice Chancellor <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Click this link<\/a><\/em> to watch the performance<\/em>.<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In this opening performance, DENG Wei (\u9093\u7ef4), MA graduate in Arts Management, from QUB is playing a traditional Chinese instrument, the \u53e4\u7b5d or ‘guzheng’ whilst QIAO Zexuan (\u4e54\u6cfd\u8f69), PhD candidate in Music at QUB is playing the Small-pipes, together with Thomas Smith playing guitar in the trio. This performance brings Chinese and Celtic musical traditions together to celebrate the arrival of the Spring festival and the Chinese New Year of the Tiger during the first weeks of February, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Click this link<\/a> to watch the VC greeting.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In his message, Prof Ian Greer points out that Tiger loves adventure and challenge \u2013 the two characteristics will take you afar here at Queen\u2019s. It\u2019s not that you have to be always the strongest \u2013 life is that using all skills you have and those you\u2019ve learned to take you further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcomes and greetings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n