On February 5, 2023, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, in Milan, the fashion capital of the world and an important gathering place for overseas Chinese, the Milan Silk Road Center held a special session for the Lantern Festival. The event was held in a place steeped in the legacy of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The ancient Milanese restaurant kicked off and about 50 Chinese and foreign friends gathered for the Lantern Festival, sharing this moment together from all over the world. It’s unique because most of the people who come to the party are “foreigners” who love traditional Chinese culture. About 90% of them define it as a special event for Italians during the Lantern Festival. Speaking in Italian, he introduced the details and exits and rich connotations of the Lantern Festival, an important traditional festival of the Chinese people, to Chinese and foreign friends in Italian; Accompanied by pianist, Italian soprano Grazia Consolazio showed her singing voice and sang the famous Italian song “Danggui” (Clotilde (Italian), Loretta (Italian))- Three Italian-Chinese little girls dressed in bright red and joyful Hanfu is perfect for each other, singing the famous Chinese song “Jasmine Flower” in a children’s choir. Chinese tea art, paper cutting and calligraphy, which have a strong sense of participation on the spot, aroused the strong interest of Italian Tea art performance, health refreshing Chinese tea tasting. Liao Liao, a paper cutting artist, made several cuts. A series of paper-cut works with symmetrical dimensions, latitude and longitude, and great artistic beauty blossomed one after another in the palm of his hand. It was so beautiful that the Italians were amazed and amazing. The head of Chinese calligraphy, the Italian, who has been deeply influenced by art and painting since childhood, picks up the Chinese Langhao brush and follows the Chinese calligrapher’s calligraphy posture, learning it well.

Well-known Sinologist professor Mei Bina lectured on the important traditional festival of the Chinese people – the Lantern Festival. Learned teacher Mei is familiar with Chinese culture, and it is easy to convey traditional Chinese culture to Italians in Italian. The whole process was completed in one go. This is the essence of Sino-Italian cultural exchanges: it is more effective for foreigners who are familiar with Chinese culture to pass on the teachings to foreigners who love Chinese civilization.