2017 Asian Heritage – Journey on the Silk Road

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