The Summer Festival at the East Asia Institute will take place on July 6, 2019, starting at 12 pm. Like last year, there will be a varied festival program and musical performances on the parking deck of the East Asia Institute. In the classrooms, there will be interesting workshops such as a Japanese calligraphy course, a Korean tea ceremony, the board games Shogi and Go, and a raffle. On this day, prospective students will also have the opportunity to socialize with student advisors and faculty. (Cover photo: Courtesy of the Student Council)
Program overview
| Time | Program | Location |
| 12.00 p.m. | Welcome | Parking deck |
| From 12.15 | Buffet | Parking deck |
| 13.00 - 15.15 | Lectures about the East Asia Institute and the main study areas Japan, China and Korea | Room Tokyo (1st floor) |
| From 15.00 | Cake break and performances | Parking deck |
| 15.15 - 15.45 | Library tour | Library (2nd floor) |
| 15.20 - 16.00 | Tea ceremony | Helfferich Collection Museum (2nd floor) |
| 15.20 - 16.20 | Shogi & Go | Tokyo Room (1st floor) |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Library tour (repetition) | Library (2nd floor) |
| 16.15 - 17.15 | Calligraphy | Room Seoul (1st floor) |
| 17.15 - 18.00 | Drawing raffle | Parking deck |
| 18.00 | Farewell | Parking deck |
Indoor activities
At the "Calligraphy" workshop, Dr. Adachi- Bähr will explain the basics of calligraphy and show the different basic strokes. Korean tea ceremony will be performed by Ms. Jo at the museum. Prof. Dr. Rövekamp will hold the workshop "Shogi & Go" in Tokyo. Shogi is a kind of Japanese chess and Mr. Rövekamp will explain the basics for it, as well as for the game Go.
Outdoor activities
Starting at 3 p.m., a Kpop dance performance and a singing performance are planned on the parking deck. The buffet will be colorful. There are some Asian items such as kimbab, pa jeon and oi kimchi. Salads combined with barbecue will also be offered. Also, sweets such as muffins, dry cake, etc.
Note for motorists
Due to construction in front of the East Asia Institute, there is no parking available at the front door. There is a paid parking garage nearby. Please follow the signs "Walzmühle". The address is: Walzmühle Ludwigshafen, Yorckstraße 2, 67061 Ludwigshafen or navigation via Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/fPo2bmewHUanT6xJ8.
Note for pedestrians
Due to the construction site, the direct footpath to the Ostasieninstitut has been signposted with a prohibition for pedestrians. You can reach us with a detour via August-Macke-Straße around the construction site. Navigation via Google Maps or via Openstreetmap.
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This is how the summer festival 2018 was
