CHICAGO Anthony Beauvillier Islanders Jersey , Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of students from elementary and high schools in Chicago gathered at Whitney Young Magnet High School Saturday to have a sip of traditional Chinese culture at the Chinese Cultural Festival.


Students and their parents crowded into the hall of this prestigious public high school in Chicago, watched traditional Chinese lion dance, Chinese folk dance, and listened to Chinese music and songs. Performance of lion dance and martial arts draw the warmest applause.


More than 20 exhibitors are also present showcasing Chinese culture-related activities such as Chinese calligraphy Casey Cizikas Islanders Jersey , paper-cutting, kite-making, Tai Chi, Wei Qi (Go game) Adam Pelech Islanders Jersey , Chinese language classes, and use of chopsticks. All attendees have a chance to try their hands and win souvenirs.


This is the third year for the Confucius Institute in Chicago (CIC) and the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to host such an event.


"Our Chinese Cultural Festival in the past two years was a great success, with more than 2,000 attendees from CPS and the general public Calvin De Haan Islanders Jersey ," said Jane Lu, Director of CIC. "We want to share the fun and celebrate Chinese culture again this year."


Being the third largest school district in the U.S., CPS runs one of the most successful "Chinese World Language Programs" in the country, with approximately 13 Jaroslav Halak Islanders Jersey ,000 students in 45 schools learning Chinese and more than 60 Chinese language teachers.


Joshua Bobbitt is a ninth grade student from Lindblom High School, and has studied Chinese for two years. He told Xinhua: "I'm trying to learn more about grammar and how to treat with respect like 'nin' instead of 'ni'." Joshua also learned a little bit about Chinese calligraphy at Lindblom, but he said Chinese language is his top priority now.


"It is a very important thing for us to exchange views with each other, through language Brock Nelson Islanders Jersey ," said Hong Lei, Chinese Consul General in Chicago, in his address to the event. The total population of China and the U.S. now accounts for one fifth of the world's population; the total trade volume between China and the U.S. accounts for one fourth of the world's trade; the total GDP of China and the U.S. accounts for one third of the world's GDP.


"There are a lot of common interest between us (China and the U.S.), and there are more important international responsibilities for us to shoulder. So we encourage our young people to know each other's language Anders Lee Islanders Jersey , to have more communications, to have more exchanges, ...to forge an even stronger China-U.S. relationship" Hong Lei said.




MELBOURNE， June 22 (Xinhua) -- An Australian company which developed a shark-detecting "Clever Buoy" has on Wednesday won a contract to protect surfers at the now-infamous J-Bay Open in South Africa， a year after Australian surfer Mick Fanning was attacked by a great white shark.


Shares in Shark Mitigation Systems (SMS) surged following the news which will result in a number of the Clever Buoys being strategically placed around the bay during the tournament to be held next month.


The smart buoys use sonar transducers to scan nearby water for marine life， and alert operators in real-time to any threat posed by a nearby shark， while SMS also collaborated with the University of Western Australia (UWA) to design a patterned wetsuit which is perceived as dangerous and unpalatable to sharks.


SMS co-founder Craig Anderson said recent developments in shark deterrent technology could make waters safer for everyone in the future， but said interest from the professional surfing circuit was a great leap forward for competitor safety.


"We are very excited to be working with the pro surfing league to showcase our technology，" Anderson told News Corp on Wednesday.


"This will help place our technology on the world stage， showing what it can do to keep surfers and other ocean users safe in the water."


It's the first time the company's products will be used internationally， after a local trial was deemed "highly successful" earlier this year.


The technology could also be implemented to protect hobby surfers， who are increasingly at-risk of shark attack -- particularly in Australia.


In the last month alone， two people have been attacked and killed by sharks in the Australian state of Western Australia (WA). Enditem


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