First Confucius Institute Xiang Qi (Chinese Chess) Championship

Samedi 7 Octobre 2023

The Confucius Institute at Saint Joseph University of Beirut, in cooperation with the Lebanese Xiang Qi Federation, held the First Confucius Institute Xiang Qi (Chinese Chess) Championship on October 7, 2023, at the Humanities Campus of Saint Joseph of Beirut.

Dr. Nisrine Abdel Nour Lattouf, the Director of the Institute, along with staff of the Institute, H.E. Qian Minjian, the Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon, Mr. Zhang Yajin the Cultural Attache and a crowd of Lebanese and Chinese families and fans attended the championship.

53 players, representing the Al Assifa Jal el Dib Club, the Lebanese Army Team, the Sanabel Beirut Club, the Beirut Sports Projects Club, the Al-Ahli Saida Club, the Al-Iman Aramoun School, the Saint Georges School of Bsalim, the Arab-Chinese Association for Cooperation and Development, and several Chinese residents in Lebanon participated in the championship.