Starting Monday (May 13) thru Friday (May 17) a variety of cultural shows featuring many specific aspects of foreign countries such as Japan, Russia, U.K., France, Spain and Germany will be shown to TKU faculties and students.

College of Foreign Languages and Literatures has designated Department of Japanese to host this colorful cultural show.

Monday, at 10:00 to 11:00 AM, an opening ceremony will be held in front of the Fountain Plaza at Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center. Students will take turns singing “Happy Birthday!” in 6 different languages. They will also do some dancing numbers: French court dance, English street dance and the sizzling hot Japanese ParaPara.

Tuesday, on the Poster’s Corner, there will be stalls laying out gourmet foods from Russia and Japan: octopus balls, Osaka sukiyaki, Nihon balls, you name it. At 9:30 –11:00 AM, same day, a Fire-Crossing competition will be awaiting the dare devil challengers at the University Commons. Winners will receive exquisite souvenirs.

Wednesday morning and afternoon, there will be hot-dog and French bread eating contests.

Thursday, there will be German beer drinking contest, and a dancing master will be present coaching the flamboyant Flamingo dancing steps. In the evening, a masquerade show featuring such historical or legendary figures, namely, Shylock Holmes, Mo Mo Taro-san, Hitler, Joan of Arc and Carmen. They will mix, sing and dance among the audience.

Everyday in the Exhibition Hall of Business and Management Building, there will be consolidated book shows as well as international cultural artifacts exhibition.

On the academic side, there will be the 3rd Symposium of Comparative Literature to be held from 1:00 –5:00 PM at Chung Cheng Conference Room, Ching Sheng Memorial Building, featuring artists from world literary works. Papers will be given by senior students instead of professors this time. Dean. Lin Yao-fu, and many department chairs will be present to offer their opinions to students.