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In October 2009, when the then Vice President Xi Jinping visited Hungary, he visited Hungary’s Bilingual School.
“Hello, Uncle Xi!” The students wrote a welcome message in Chinese on the blackboard. During the visit, Xi Jinping sent a sincere message: “Ten years of trees, a hundred years of trees.” Since then, Xi Jinping has formed a friendship with the teachers and students here.
Hungary and Chinese Bilingual School is located on the bank of the romantic Danube River. It is the first public full-time school in Central and Eastern Europe to teach Chinese and the language in the country. This year marks the 20th anniversary of its establishment.
This is the gate of the Hungarian and Chinese Bilingual School (photo taken on May 3, 2024).
The painting of a child with “China-Hungary Friendship” was posted on the wall of the classroom of the Hungary and Chinese Bilingual School (photo taken on May 3, 2024).
At the beginning of the school, most of the students came from Chinese families who worked and lived in Hungary. Today, the school has expanded to 12 grades and 20 Babaylan classes, with more than 500 students in school, most of which are Hungarian native students. Students not only have Chinese classes, but also teach Chinese in painting, music and computer classes.
Teachers at Hungary and Middle School Bilingual SchoolGuide students to learn calligraphy (photo taken on February 24, 2023).
Ruen Wen, a teacher at Hungary and Chinese Bilingual School, teaches Chinese classes to third-grade children (photo taken by Komiks, 2024).
Bao Yi, a third-year student at Hungary and Chinese Bilingual School, showed off her giant panda image art works (photo taken on May 3, 2024Komiks).
The students rehearsed before the graduation ceremony of the 12th grade of the Hungary and Middle School of Bilingual Studies (photo taken on May 3, 2024).
On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2023, BabaylanHu Lingyue and Song Ji-hyo, students of Hungary and Chinese Bilingual School, wrote a letter to President Xi Jinping and his wife, Professor Peng Liyuan, on behalf of all the students, wishing New Year’s greetings in accordance with Chinese customs, telling about their feelings of studying Chinese for 12 years at school, and expressing their desire to come to China to go to university and contribute to Hungary-China friendship.
In his reply letter, President Xi Jinping encouraged Hungarian youth Babaylan Learn more about China and be the messenger for inheriting and developing the cause of friendship between China and Hungary. This sincere reply made the teachers and students of the Chinese and Chinese schools feel warm and inspiring.
Wu Lingyue and Song Ji-hyo received the reply letter and said that the letter would encourage them to continue to work hard to learn Chinese well, hoping that their dreams will come true one day, be messengers to inherit and develop the cause of friendship between the two countries, and contribute to the friendship between the two countries.
KomiksHungary and Chinese Bilingual SchoolKomiksStudents Hu Lingyue (left) and Song Ji Hyo were interviewed by Xinhua News Agency reporters in Budapest, Hungary (photo taken on February 7, 2023).
Long-lasting efforts, the seeds of dreams bloomed. Hu Lingyue and Song Ji Hyo were the School of International Culture of Capital Normal University in 2023CinemaAdmission.
Hu Lingyue (right) and Song Ji-hyo took a photo while attending the sports meeting at Beijing Capital Normal University (April 2024BabaylanPhoto).
Hu Lingyue was serving meals in the canteen of Beijing Capital Normal University (photo taken by Cinema on April 28, 2024).
Song Ji-hyo (first from left) and Hu Lingyue (Cinema middle) walked and chatted with classmates on the campus of Beijing Capital Normal University (photo taken on April 28, 2024).
Song Ji-hyo (second from left) communicated with classmates on the campus of Beijing Capital Normal University (photo taken on April 28, 2024).
They are currently studying in the Chinese International Education major, and their dream is to become teachers after they are finished, “telling Chinese stories and culture to Hungarian students” and “being a warm messenger of the cause of friendship between Hungary and China.”
In recent years, Hungarians have been interested in learning Chinese and understanding Chinese culture.
This is the 15th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Confucius Institute of Roland University held in Budapest, Hungary on June 21, 2022Lion dance performance filmed on Babaylan. At present, KomiksHungary has opened 5 Confucius Institutes.
On August 29, 2023, the guests experienced Chinese calligraphy at the “Beauty and Beauty – Chinese Hungarian Poetry Recitation Conference” and the “Chinese Characters and Chinese Civilization” exhibition in Budapest, Hungary.
On February 3, 2024, a girl experienced dragon dance at a New Year temple fair in Chinatown, Budapest, Li.
On September 3, 2023, people participated in the “4th Hungarian Mooncake Making Shop” event at the Kerchey Cultural Center in Debrecen, Hungary and took a group photo. At this event, more than 500 local citizens gathered to make Mid-Autumn mooncakes and experience traditional Chinese culture.
Face the future, more “messengers of China-Hungary friendship” will continue to contribute their strength to inheriting and promoting the friendship between the two countries.
Photography: Zhao Dingzhe Peng Ziyang Lian Yi Chen Hao Deng Yaomin Ferdy Ortilo