China Pavilion

Sunday, Nov. 13, 6:00 p.m. - Sunday, Nov. 20, 6:00 p.m., China Pavilion (Parking Lot #9 - Corner of N.E. 3rd Street and 1st Ave.)

The 28th Miami Book Fair International focuses on China, hoping to build a bridge of understanding with a country and a culture which is as vibrant, complex, and sometimes contradictory as any other on the planet. For the next week, the Fair and our Chinese partners will present a wealth of activities, from demonstrations of Chinese culture and art, to discussions of social issues facing contemporary China. Join us in an examination of our two cultures’ commonalities and our differences, as we seek to learn from each other.

With a recorded history of more than 5,000 years, it’s safe to say that if the story of China were a book, it would be a multi-volume epic. Sometimes regarded as a monolithic entity, China is actually comprised of 56 ethnic groups, of which 53 speak their own distinct language and 23 use their own writing scripts. Religions represented in China include Buddhism, Daoism, Islam and other forms of Christianity. While many people know of China’s famous Forbidden City and Great Wall, far fewer are aware that paper was invented in China, that China produced the largest and earliest encyclopedia on record (consisting of nearly 23,000 volumes!), the first musical instrument (the Xun), and that it has one of the world’s oldest literary traditions. That tradition, including a love of stories, continues today-the last of the Harry Potter series sold more than 16 million copies in China!

The economic changes brought about by China’s emerging market economy have also affected nearly every aspect of its culture and communications, including writing and publishing. These days, writers have become cultural entrepreneurs and state publishing houses are increasingly motivated by commercial success. Yet, China’s official and unofficial policies regarding freedom of expression often seem at odds with this new economic awakening.

In the spirit of mutual understanding, Miami Book Fair International is proud to partner with Hanban (Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language), a Chinese governmental organization charged with cultivating knowledge and interest in the Chinese language and culture, and its affiliate, the Confucius Institute at Miami Dade College-part of a group of non-profit public institutions that aim to promote cultural exchange-to bring Book Fair participants a unique view of China and her culture.

PRESENTATIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS & MORE!
Made possible by Xuzhou Normal University and Huaxia School of Traditional Culture, here is a description of cultural presentations, demonstrations, and performances happening at the Chinese Pavilion all week long:

Suona Solo, woodwind instrument (Cai Zhentong)
Yangge Dance, traditional Chinese dance (Wang Jie)
Xun Solo, ancient wind instrument (Jiang Yan)
Chinese and American Folk Songs (Zhang Wenjing and Chen Xiaoxi, Jia Xin)
Dance of Dai Ethnic Group, Flying Peacock (Zhou Shiqi)
Chinese Zither Solo (Zhao Xing, Xie Zhongci and Zhen Yuan)
Pipa Solo, bamboo pipe (Wang Jia)
Beijing Opera, The Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers (Liu Zixin)
Classical Dance, The Sisters, Green Snake and White Snake, (Wang Jie and Zhou Shiqi)
Ensemble of Traditional Folk Music, Flying Peacock and Moonlight Over the Spring River (Meng Xing)
Traditional Silk Embroidery (Li Shijuan, Li Jiayi and Zhu Shuyi)
Chinese Tea Ceremony (Li Shijuan, Xie Zhongci and Wang Liping)
Chinese Martial Arts and Taichi (Hu Rong, Zhang Chen, Liu Mengyao and Yi Minghua)

For children:
Paper-Cutting (Jia Xin, Li Jiayi and Zhu Shuyi)
Kite Making (Jia Xin)
Chinese Talking Poster - a delightfully interactive way to translate words and phrases from Chinese into several languages and visa versa!

. . . and on the WORLD STAGE, see a spectacular variety of dancers, acrobats, martial artist, and other award-winning performers. .

Schedule

Sunday, Nov. 13, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Free	Add to Schedule
Monday, Nov. 14, 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Free	Add to Schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Free	Add to Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Free	Add to Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 17, 9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Free	Add to Schedule
Friday, Nov. 18, 9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Free	Add to Schedule
Saturday, Nov. 19, 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Free	Add to Schedule
Sunday, Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Free	Add to Schedule

Location

Miami Book Fair International * Miami Dade College
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
China Pavilion (Parking Lot #9 - Corner of N.E. 3rd Street and 1st Ave.)