During 10 am to 7 pm on September 10^th, the 2^nd Pittsburgh Chinese Culture Festival was held grandly in University of Pittsburgh. Both Qiu Jian, the deputy consul general of Chinese Consulate-general in New York, and Hu Lishan, the deputy major of Wuhan, China, delivered speeches during the festival. Senator of Pennsylvania, Tom Baker, also sent his congratulations on site. About 6000 Americans and overseas Chinese living in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York participated in the festival. The culture festival is held by over 10 groups, such as PCCC, assisted by CI-PITT, CAST-P, etc.

The culture festival has been divided into five parts: technology, education, culture exhibition, art performance and Chinese cuisine. Intangible cultural heritage like leaf painting, patch work, puppetry displayed by a group of five artists from Wuhan, the sister city of Pittsburgh in China, has amazed all of the audience. More than 30 wonderful programs has been performed by Pittsburgh Chinese Art Troupe，Li Diya Music Center，Wuhan Cultural Group, etc. The booth elaborately designed by CI-PITT, covered with Chinese textbooks, culture commodities and Chinese culture experiencing activities, has attracted a lot of people.

Artist from Wuhan and her puppet show

The Pittsburgh Chinese Culture Festival is not only the representative culture activity in Pittsburgh, but also one of the “Confucius Institute Day” activities of CI-PITT. It is not only a grand cultural ceremony that all the citizens in Pittsburgh celebrate, but also a significant platform on which overseas Chinese propagate Chinese culture.

Chinese teacher and the local friend at the booth

(Source: Confucius Institute, Pittsburgh)