国内英语资讯:China holds cultural festival to celebrate birthday of Confucius
<p><span word="JINAN">JINAN</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 27-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> 2017 <span word="China">China</span> (<span word="Qufu">Qufu</span>) <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Cultural">Cultural</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Shandong">Shandong</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2,568<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> (551<span word="BC">BC</span> - 479<span word="BC">BC</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="Ceremony">Ceremony</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="UNESCO">UNESCO</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Literacy">Literacy</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="laureates">laureates</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Citizens">Citizens</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> (<span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Aagahi">Aagahi</span> <span word="Literacy">Literacy</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Out">Out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="School">School</span> <span word="Girls">Girls</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="conducts">conducts</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="assessments">assessments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p><span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="echoes">echoes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Khalid">Khalid</span> <span word="Amna">Amna</span> <span word="Waheed">Waheed</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UNESCO">UNESCO</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Literacy">Literacy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 29 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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