The Center for Research and Experience of Traditional Chinese Culture of Shandong University (hereinafter referred to as the Base) is located on the 24th and 25th floors of Zhixin Building, Central Campus of Shandong University, covering a construction area of 2,600 square meters. In 2011, the unveiling ceremony of the Base was held. The Base, jointly built by Confucius Institute Headquarters/Hanban and Shandong university, is the only comprehensive teaching and scientific research institution in Chinese universities that integrates cultural experience and teaching, talents cultivation and training, theoretical exploration and research.
The Chinese Culture Experience Hall is an important part of the Base, whose main function is to carry out experience-based cultural teaching and education. There are 16 experiential teaching areas and more than 100 experiential teaching spots in the Chinese Culture Experience Hall, whose teaching content includes Confucius and traditional Chinese thoughts, calligraphy and painting, architectural art, folk culture, etc., covering different aspects of Chinese people’s daily life, behavior and thinking mode. The overall design of the Experience Hall pays attention to the display, explanation and experience of Chinese culture in the modern context, as well as the exploration and interpretation of the representation and change, connotation and significance of excellent traditional culture in today’s life, which is conducive to the experiencers to complete the activities of learning, experience and perception in specific situations and under the guidance of teachers.
