March 24 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Public Diplomacy Department, Cultural Affairs Division Administrator Ms. TAKAHASHI Nishida and the Japanese Vice Consul-General Mr. SAWADA Kato inspected our school' Jia Le An Japanese Tea House, accompanied by GDUFS International Office Division Chief, Mr. Wu Junfeng. Three teachers of Japanese Department, including Liu Li, Pan Jiemin and Du Fan, welcomed the guests and gave a summary of the tea house project.
Ms. TAKAHASHI Nishida exchanging ideas with Liu Li
Liu Li summarized the tea house project. Du Fan briefed the guests on the routine chores of the tea house. Pan Jiemin introduced the activities at the tea house.
Pan Jiemin reporting to the guests
Ms. TAKAHASHI spoke highly of the tea house project. She said GDUFS has made fully use of the tea house and done well in promoting Japanese culture to Chinese students.
Exchanging tips on preserving tea house
About Japanese Tea House Project at GDUFS
In April 2009, GDUFS unveiled the first Japanese tea house in South China. The project was sponsored by the Japan agency of Official Development Assistance to China with a donation of US$81,000. Designed by the Urasenke school, the tea house is 30 square meters in size with traditional Japanese wooden widows and rice paper window panes. The inscription above the teahouse entrance is calligraphy by Zabosai, the 16th generation master of Urasenke. The three characters, which read Jia Le An in Chinese, indicate happy days.
Source: GDUFS News Website
