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Chinese ambassadors wife launches ‘Chinese tales’ radio program

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GENG Hailing, the wife of the Chinese ambassador to Zambia, has launched a radio programme on the Lusaka-based radio station 5fm titled “Chinese Tales with Madam Geng Hailing” which tells Chinese stories to Zambian children.
The programme was launched last week with about 100 guests who included the Chinese ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming, deputy president of China Radio International (CRI) Xia Jixuan, members of the diplomatic corps as well as local celebrities in attendance.
In her remarks at the launch, Hailing said since they came to Zambia, it has been their firm aspiration to make their own contribution to the cultural exchange programmes between China and Zambia.
And as the education of children is of paramount importance, she was always looking for a way to bring the Chinese tales to Zambian kids, sharing with them Chinese wisdom.
The first episode of the programme was “The Monkey King”, the most popular figure of legends and tales in China which has been regarded as the symbol of intelligence, bravery, loyalty, persistence, and fight for justice.
Many people outside China get to know Chinese culture through the Monkey King.
In thanking 5fm for the work put in the programme, she expressed confidence that the Zambian children would get to like the stories that will be on offer.
She also hopes that the Zambian children will be inspired by the stories, and will get to know more about China, the Chinese tradition and culture, and contribute to the promotion of China-Zambia friendship when they grow up.
At the airing of the first segment of “Chinese Tales with Madam Geng Hailing”, students from Lusaka Chinese International School and the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia as well as Mulungushi University, performed some dances and Chinese kong fu.
“Chinese Tales with Madam Geng Hailing” will be airing on 5fm every Saturday morning at 10:05 hours and every Wednesday evening at 20:05 hours.

16 COMMENTS

  1. First when the whites came pretending to be our friends, they found us telling tales of chimbwi and kalulu etc. then they brought the bible, took us from our culture and we lost our identity. we dont even carry our own names anymore. we now read our children stories of cinderella, goldilocks, snow white and the seven dwarfs etc. Now its the chinese, they came as friends too, soon we will fuse our european names with chinese names, our culture will be taken by these chinese. See, if you want to destroy a nation or infiltrate it, go to the children and teach them your stuff. this is what is happening.
    where in china have you heard of a radio show showcasing african tales? You think this is all a coincidence. wake up from your docility. Umuchocho no musungu temunobe.

    • I think it is wise we embrace this first story of “THE MONKEY KING!!”

      This is becoz we may actually be “living” this tale!! Though I doubt if our “Monkey King” is Brave, Wise, Intelligent, nor fights for justice, BUT RATHER THE VERY OPPOSITE!!
      ZNBC should air the “Monkey King” ASAP!! Infact Mdm Abassador should be reading the tale live on TV, am sure our “Monkey King” will be delighted to have a tale about himself being told!!

      #chagwamustfall!! PamaFikuyabebele!!

      Vote wisely 11/8/2016!! Vote Zambia Forward!! Vote UPND!!

      I thank you!!

  2. Once upon a time, Little Lotus Flower, lived in a far far away Land, where her father owned many strong black slaves, who toiled the land her father bought from the Chiefs in the area.

    Father said little Lotus Flower, “why do the black slaves work for us in their own land? “Well, Little Lotus Flower,” said her papa, “it’s because we have money and they do not.”

  3. Once upon a time a bunch of lazy, docile people calling themselves the humble where invited poor energetic focused people from across the other continent to come and rule them.

    Gladly, they came in their thousands.

    The end.

  4. Zagaze, the white man stole nothing from us when he pulled us out of the caves. He merely showed us how to willingly auction our image and values. He did such a thorough job on us to the extent that to this day we hate everything African we see in the mirror. If you dont believe me bro, do this when you get home this evening: Take a close look at the hair and nails of your female fork under your roof and see if u see anything African about it. Almost certainly those nails or hair are Musuzungu’s; willingly bought at an exorbitant dollar rate! And you still blame the white man for our idiosy? And why blame the Chinese for toying with our cultural corpse when we have refused to awaken ourselves even when we have the power to?

    • Just a side note, the africans didnt live in caves. its actually the europeans who are cave dwellers. Check your history. I agree with the state of the african people now. we so willingly cling to other peoples cultures and way of life. i know that.but how did it happen? we made a mistake by thinking the other people (whites, arabs, asians etc) had the same humanity as we have. we invited them into our homes not knowing they were thieves and scoundrels. We are a damaged people. damaged by the education we receive where eveything black is denigrated and everything white or close to white is reveered. when you are made mad by a people, you cant expect to function right.this is how we were conditioned. But i say, let us wake up and claim our own true selves. We wake up by taking pride in…

    • in our names like mwila, himonde, mhango, taking pride in our culture by doing our traditional weddings and not the white wedding dress type of nonsense weddings, pride in our culture standing up and saying no to european and asian folk tales taught to our kids before we start teaching them our folk tales. I agree we should blame ourselves to an extent but look at it. a people opressed for hundreds of years, removed from their culture, taught to hate everything that makes them happy about themselves. how else would you expect such a people to behave. the job is ours my brother. to re educate our people.

  5. Africans can learn from the Chinese tales just as much as Chinese can learn from African tales. Instead of wailing about indoctrination, why don’t Zambians equally launch a radio programme in China?

  6. Interesting stuff, l am glad that Zambians are now waking up to reality. I (for one) have for many years complained a lot about this but l am happy, young pipo (above) have come to realise that indeed, we’re equally a pipo to reckon with.

    Indeed let’s also go to CHINA and introduce “ubwali bwa tute, chibwabwa, ifinkubala, lnswa, lmbeba, inthakuku (monkey meat) and other delicacies etc., so that whilst we tell/listen to both our traditional stories, we know what out children and grandchildren (including their children’s children) know what we’re on about. Dzikomo…

  7. Docile Africans forever sleeping and snoozing…they can not see it; no wonder today they are more religious than the very people who brought them these selfsame lies. Thanks to Bil Cosby in our childhood we had cartoons with black characters Fat Albert and friends, Brown Hornet with Afros to look up to.
    Go to China and say i will introduce African cartoons on their tv..even if you are billionaire they will frustrate you as they know the power of indoctorinating young minds.
    Wake up from your docility!!

  8. ma le ga bi, zhe ge you shen me hao qu ne? (stupid *** mother, will this even be interesting?? these chinese are now bringing evil huh? tomorrow, she will be talking about the dragon, which we do not celebrate in zambia. are we that desperate to foreign tales? china would never let a zambian start up a radio show like this. she is just converting minds of our intelligent kids.

  9. Morning all. Very enriching subject indeed. Zagaze, thank you for reminding me that our caves at Nachikufu is Mpika were also inhabited by the Muzungu! And the bible is not as black as you’re painting it if you consider how barbaric we worshiped our gods. For instance, in many of our cultures twins were considered gifts from the darkside of life and cast away into the forest. Death also awaited a baby who grew the first tooth from the wrong gum. The list of inhuman practices is endless. Thanks to the Muzungu, his religion helped us abandon the negative side of our culture. But sadly, the ‘elite or educated’ African was so hooked by the foreign culture he abandoned his forklore and identity, too. What’s more, today we even wear the dead Muzungu’s hair, nails, eyelashes et al to show…

    • You are what they call a coon…frankly myself I have no patience for this type of mindset; this is why I would rather liberate young minds about self.

  10. cont/:- What’s more, today we even wear the dead Muzungu’s hair, nails, eyelashes et al to show off our urbanisation or civilisation. Our cultural death cuntinues and the chinese have noticed.

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