On the afternoon of October 9th, 2026, at the invitation of the Pierre de Coubertin Highschool in Calais, Qiu Shuzhen, Chinese language teacher at the Confucius Institute of Artois, visited the school to conduct a Kung Fu Fan workshop for Chinese class students. The workshop was attended by ca.30 participants.
Mrs. Qiu introduced the basics of Kung Fu Fan, starting with the fundamental grip, such as how the thumb and forefinger hold the fan ribs, how to generate force with the wrist when opening the fan, and how to close the fan cleanly and crisply. Afterwards, Ms. Qiu led the students through the first section of Kung Fu Fan. She broke it down into more smaller movements, teaching them one by one. To help everyone remember the rhythm, she led the students in keeping time with Chinese numbers. The students performed the movements while saying the Chinese numbers. At the end of the workshop, Ms. Qiu answered students' questions such as "In China, what age group of people practice Kung Fu Fan?"
Throughout the workshop, the students felt the unique charm of Kung Fu Fan in both movement and stillness, and also practiced Chinese pronunciation in conjuction with body movements.