Research on the Transmission of Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture in Confucius Classroom at Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka Under the Background of “the Belt and Road” Cooperation Initiative

“The Belt and Road” cooperation initiative contains Chinese excellent traditional cultural ideas, and is deeply rooted in Chinese excellent traditional culture. The proposal of “the Belt and Road” cooperation initiative is not only the strategic need to implement the “going out” of Chinese culture, but also the need to promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning among countries along “the Belt and Road”, and more importantly, the practical consideration of building a community of shared future for mankind with cultural identity. Confucius classroom, as one of the important platforms to realize the “going out” of Chinese culture, shows the “image of China” and enhances the “soft power” of Chinese culture, integrates and configures Chinese teaching and Chinese cultural resources through cooperation, and plays an important role in telling Chinese stories, spreading Chinese voice, enhancing cultural mutual trust and people-to-people contacts as well as the awareness of a community of shared future for mankind. Taking the Confucius classroom jointly built by Huanggang Normal University in China and Sabaragamuwa University in Sri Lanka as an example, this paper explores some effective transmission ways for spreading Chinese excellent traditional culture in Sri Lankan Confucius classroom under the background of “the Belt and Road” cooperation initiative, aiming to give full play to the role of Confucius classroom in cultural exchanges and enhance inter-school exchanges and cooperation between China and Sri Lanka in terms of cultural mutual trust and respect.

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