The Chinese consider the Hans Christian Andersen as one of the greatest writers.

On Monday, a delegation of scientists from the University of Southern Denmark, together with representatives from Odense to China to participate in a workshop of Hans Christian Andersen. It will take place in Shanghai at Fudan University as University already has a cooperation agreement.

Students interpret Hans Christian Andersen

The stay has several objectives, one of which is more literary kind. A number of Chinese and Danish students had been previously asked to write small interpretations of Hans Christian Andersen, and they shall be reviewed at the workshop. Another will be to prepare a large international Hans Christian Andersen seminar, which hosts plans to hold next year.

Odense must make themselves attractive

And a third is a more general discussion on how the Chinese perceive the old poet's birthplace, and what may need to, that they will visit it. -You Can say that the journey to China has a literary purpose, and one which is more about the experience economy. The last is a matter of doing Odense attractive for China, says Johannes Nørregaard Frandsen, who heads the Institute of Literature, Media and Cultural Studies at SDU.

Hans Christian Andersen widespread in Chinese schools

According to Johannes Nørregaard Frandsen Chinese are more concerned with Andersen than, for example Shakespeare. The Danish poet is fixed syllabus among the millions of school children, which is why it also makes sense that fires him in China. The delegation comprises seven persons and is headed by Torben Grønnegaard Jeppesen from Odense City Museums and Johannes Nørregaard Frandsen. Source: SDU