Pēteris Pildegovičs, Director of Confucius Institute at University of Latvia from Latvian side, Donates Books to the Riga Central Library and Shares His Chinese Experience

Latvian time June 8 14:00, Pēteris Pildegovičs, director of Confucius Institute at University of Latvia from Latvian side, personally donated his authored works to the Riga Central Library. He also gave an in-depth and insightful lecture on the Chinese stories contained within these books for the attendees. The books donated by Pēteris Pildegovičs to the library included English, Latvian, and Russian versions of “My Chinese Story”, as well as his works “Selected Translations of Tang Poetry” and “Chinese-Latvian Big Dictionary”. Participants in this event included Professor Shang Quanyu, director of Confucius Institute at University of Latvia from Chinese side, and his wife Zhang Guiying, martial arts volunteer teacher Zhong Mengting, staff from the Riga Central Library, and local readers, all of whom expressed great enthusiasm for this colorful event.

This lecture was held at a branch of the Riga Central Library, which happened to be the Riga Ninth Library, where Pēteris Pildegovičs frequented during his primary school years and where he started learning Chinese. In his speech, Pēteris Pildegovičs recalled how he stumbled upon a Russian magazine titled “China”, which narrated stories about Chinese leaders Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi. These inspiring stories aroused his strong interest in China and sparked his intense desire to learn Chinese. This seed finally took root in his heart, and now it has borne fruitful results.

Pēteris Pildegovičs’s profound affection and admiration for China sparked great interest among the audience. They actively asked various questions to Pēteris Pildegovičs during and after the lecture, showing a strong curiosity about Chinese culture and Pēteris Pildegovičs’s personal experiences. This event not only promoted the spread of Chinese culture in Latvia, but also strengthened cultural exchanges between the two countries by deepening the Latvian public’s understanding of China.

拉脱维亚时间6月8日14:00，拉脱维亚大学孔子学院的拉方院长贝德高教授向里加中心图书馆赠送其所著作品，并针对书中的中国故事给在场读者带来了一场深入且饱满的讲解。贝德高教授赠予图书馆的书籍包括《我的中国故事》的英语、拉脱维亚语和俄语版本，以及著作《唐诗选译》和《汉语拉脱维亚语大词典》。此次活动的参与者有拉脱维亚大学孔子学院的中方院长尚劝余教授及其夫人张桂英，武术志愿者教师钟梦婷，以及里加中心图书馆的工作人员和当地的读者，他们对这次丰富多彩的活动表达了极大的热情。
此次报告会在里加中心图书馆的一个分馆举行，该分馆恰是贝德高教授小学时期常去的里加第九图书馆，也是他学习汉语的启蒙之地。贝教授在报告中回顾了他在图书馆偶然发现一本讲诉中国领导人毛泽东和刘少奇等人的俄语杂志《中国》的故事。这些深入人心的故事引起了他对中国的浓厚兴趣，也正是在此他对学习汉语产生了强烈的愿望。这个种子最终在他心中生根发芽，如今已经结出了硕果。
贝教授对中国的深情和敬仰引发了在场听众的极大兴趣，听众在讲座中以及讲座结束后积极地向贝教授提出了各种问题，表现出了对中国文化和贝教授个人经历的强烈好奇心。此次活动不仅推动了中国文化在拉脱维亚的传播，同时也进一步加深了拉脱维亚民众对中国的理解，加强了两国之间的文化交流。