On February 16, 2018, the Chinese holiday Chun Jie was held in the Center for Chinese Culture and Literature in the National Library of Kazakhstan. To celebrate New Year in spring time is very common among east countries. Chun Jie is a wonderful holiday of Chinese people. It is a celebration of renewal, gratitude and innovation, which gives hope to humanity.

This holiday was held in the form of an Open Day called "Culture and Literature of China". The event was attended by representatives of the Consulate General of China in Almaty. Honorary guests of the event Consul General Guo Chin-Jiao and Consul for Culture and Academic Affairs Wang Jiping met Ospanova Bakhytzhamal Kaiyrbekovna, deputy director of the library.

The content of the event, organized by master students of the Chinese Studies Department of Oriental Studies Faculty, was very rich. Guests enjoyed the traditional Chinese cuisine prepared by the organizers, as well as the art of Chinese calligraphy - a shufa, a paper ornament, a tea ceremony, etc. The evening ended with a festive concert. The concert was conducted by Chinese students, students studying Chinese from various educational institutions of Almaty.

This large-scale event culminated with an interesting lecture by two doctoral students of the Oriental Studies Faculty of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Kerimbayev Erzhan and Madiyev Daniyar. The doctoral students talked about the topic of their research, about the contacts between Kazakhstan and China and the policy of spreading Chinese culture and language throughout the world.
The library management thanked the master and doctoral students of the Oriental Studies Faculty of Al-Farabi KazNU on behalf of the entire staff of the library.

Chinese Studies Department