19 April

LECTURE BY MS. XIA HUIYING“Chinese Language in Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting” (DD Lecture Series)(Chinese, with English interpretation)Venue: AB-707, Albano buildingAccess: UN Secretariat Sta� OnlyRSVP: https://goo.gl/USHcsL

12:00 - 1:30 pm

A TASTE OF CHINESE CULTURE INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIESAuthentic Chinese delights, Chinese painting and calligraphy demo and learning, Chinese classic musical instruments playing Venue: Gift Shop, 1st level basement of GA buildingAccess: UN Secretariat Sta� OnlyRSVP: https://goo.gl/USHcsL

6:00 - 7:00 pm

FILM SCREENINGDocumentary “Masters in the Forbidden City”(Chinese with English subtitles)Venue: Conference Room 12, GA buildingAccess: Registration Required RSVP: https://goo.gl/berXJo

7:00 - 9:00 pm

20 April

LECTURE BY MR. WANG BEN“A brief introduction to Literati Painting” (Chinese/English)Venue: AB-707, Albano buildingAccess: UN Secretariat Sta� OnlyRSVP: https://goo.gl/USHcsL

12:00 - 1:30 pm

1:30 - 3:00 pm

LECTURE BY MR. LI BO“Spirits contained in the Chinese Poetry” (Chinese)Venue: Conference Room 12, GA buildingAccess: Registration Required RSVP: https://goo.gl/berXJo

3:10 - 5:00 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION - EDUCATION IN CHINA AND UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALSKey Note Speakers: (Speeches in Chinese) • Mr. XU Xiaozhou, Dean, Institute of Social Sciences, Zhejiang University; • Ms. XU Jieying, Education Counsellor, the Chinese Consulate in New York; • Ms. HE Shanyun, Visiting scholar at Columbia University, Associate Professor, Zhejiang University; • Mr. LIU Ji, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University; • Ms. LI Huiyi, PhD, Executive Director, The Zigen Fund; • Ms. JIANG Dongmei, Honorary Dean, Hong Kong Youth

Venue: Conference Room 12, GA buildingAccess: Registration Required RSVP: https://goo.gl/berXJo

5:10 - 6:30 pm

LECTURE BY MR. LI MO“Chinese Peking Opera” (Chinese)Venue: Conference Room 12, GA buildingAccess: Registration Required RSVP: https://goo.gl/berXJo

Science Academy

CHINESELANGUAGE DAY

20 APRIL 2018

DAY 1 DAY 2

6:30 - 9:00 pm

GRAND OPENING CEREMONYGrand Opening Ceremony of 2018 UN Chinese Language Day 6:30 - 7:00 pm, Live classical Chinese music, tea reception & painting demo; 7:00 - 7:30 pm,

7:30 - 9:00 pm,

Venue: Vienna Café, 1st Basement of GA building Access: by invitation only

Cont’d

Remarks by high levelo�cials from DGACM, DESA, DPI, Chinese Mission to the UN , Chinese Consulate, China Institute,etc.Dinner reception & exhibitionof paintings by artistis and UN sta� members and families.

DAY 2

Chinese Language Day20 April