2017 Asian Heritage – Journey on the Silk Road
- Co-Sponsor
Would you like to experience stops along the Silk Road without leaving Oklahoma?
Check out the OU Confucius Institute’s Summer Camp Journey to China at ouci.ou.edu/summercamp
Lesson 1 – Inner Mongolia | Lesson 2 – Xi’an | Lesson 3 – Dunhuang
Lesson 4 – Xinjiang | Lesson 5 – Silk Road on the Sea | Lesson 6 – Ningbo
STUDENT CONTEST:
Choose any geographic location along the Silk Road in China and do a cultural comparison. Consider special celebrations, holidays, religious practices, political structure, social interactions, etc. and create a submission that compares the culture in the geographic area you have chosen to your own experiences living in Oklahoma. Your submission can come in the form of an essay, a photo collage, a video or an original work of art. Entries can be submitted digitally below, or mailed to: Newspapers in Education │ P.O. Box 25125 │ Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0125 (Mailed entries should include a Student Entry Form). ALL ENTRIES ARE DUE APRIL 30TH, 2017. All students that enter this contest will be entered into a drawing to win a $250 Visa Gift Card at the end of the Semester. The winning student’s teacher will receive a $500 Visa Gift Card.
One winner from each age group will also be recognized by the OU Confucius Institute on Confucius Institute Day in the Fall of 2017!
A special thank you to Super Cao Nguyen and the OU Confucius Institute for co-sponsoring this curriculum.
Would you like to experience stops along the Silk Road without leaving Oklahoma?
Check out the OU Confucius Institute Summer Camp Journey to China at ouci.ou.edu/summercamp