Confucius Institute and the Spread of Chinese Culture in Cameroon

Since the establishment of the Confucius Institute in Cameroon in 2007, the relation between Cameroon and China has been raising smoothly. The Confucius Institute, known as the main actor in the area of Chinese Language Teaching and culture communication, has played a big role in the educational sector in Cameroon by organizing several cultural activities and exchanges in its different branches nationwide. Confucius Institute contributed to the development of multiculturalism in Cameroon and has built a harmonious cooperation by using soft power to attract many learners. As a result, Confucius Institute has succeed to promote and transmit the chinese language and culture in many Schools and private institutions in Cameroon. Therefore, Confucius Institute has carried out many important Cultural transmission activities in Cameroon. These activities are mainly organised as competitions such as “Chinese Bridge†competition, “the Voice of Cameroon†, “calligraphy†, writing competition about Chinese astraunauts, Chinese Traditional medecine training, Chinese paper cutting art, lectures about Chinese tea understanding and so on.