The Confucius Institute at Tufts University (CITU) is a non-profit educational collaboration between Tufts and Beijing Normal University. Its goal is to facilitate academic exchanges between the two institutions, and to provide service and support in Chinese language instruction and Chinese culture programming.

Chinese calligraphy has been an important part of Chinese culture, dating back to 4,000 BCE. At this createDATE, co-hosted by CITU, you will learn about the history of Chinese calligraphy, witness masters at work, and try your hand at one of the oldest art forms in the world.