美国匹兹堡孔子学院汉语志愿者：丁清、倪小清、雷哲超、赵亮
9月10日，第二届匹兹堡中华文化节在匹兹堡大学隆重举行。中国驻纽约总领馆邱舰副总领事、中国武汉市副市长胡立山等嘉宾先后致辞，宾夕法尼亚州参议员TOM BAKER到现场祝贺。居住在宾夕法尼亚州、俄亥俄州和纽约州的美国民众与华人华侨约6000人参加了此次文化节。本次文化节由匹兹堡中华文化中心主办（PCCC）,匹兹堡孔子学院（CI-PITT）、中国旅美科技协会匹兹堡分会（CAST-P）等十多家团体协办。
（武汉市副市长胡立山在文化节开幕式致辞）
此次文化节包括科技、教育、文化展示和文艺演出与中华美食特色汇五个部分。匹兹堡市在中国的姐妹城市武汉市，派出了五人“非物质文化遗产”艺术家代表团，展示了叶画、拼布艺术、木偶戏等，让现场观众大开眼界。
（来自武汉市的艺术家表演木偶戏）
匹兹堡华人艺术团、李迪亚音乐中心、武汉市文化代表团等为现场观众表演了30个精彩的节目。匹兹堡孔子学院精心准备了展台，用丰富多样的汉语教材、文化用品和中华文化体验活动，吸引了众多当地市民。
（匹兹堡孔子学院汉语教师与美国朋友在文化展台）
匹兹堡中华文化节不仅是匹兹堡市的品牌文化活动，也是匹兹堡孔子学院“孔子学院日”系列活动之一；它不仅是匹兹堡民众欢聚庆祝的文化盛典，也是海外华人宣扬中华文化的重要文化平台。
The 2nd Pittsburgh Chinese Culture Festival, a Culture Bridge of Long-living Friendship
During 10 am to 7 pm on September 10th, the 2nd Pittsburgh Chinese Culture Festival was held grandly in University of Pittsburgh. Both Qiu Jian, the deputy consul general of Chinese Consulate-general in New York, and Hu Lishan, the deputy major of Wuhan, China, delivered speeches during the festival. Senator of Pennsylvania, Tom Baker, also sent his congratulations on site. About 6000 Americans and overseas Chinese living in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York participated in the festival. The culture festival is held by over 10 groups, such as PCCC, assisted by CI-PITT, CAST-P, etc.
The culture festival has been divided into five parts: technology, education, culture exhibition, art performance and Chinese cuisine. Intangible cultural heritage like leaf painting, patch work, puppetry displayed by a group of five artists from Wuhan, the sister city of Pittsburgh in China, has amazed all of the audience. More than 30 wonderful programs has been performed by Pittsburgh Chinese Art Troupe，Li Diya Music Center，Wuhan Cultural Group, etc. The booth elaborately designed by CI-PITT, covered with Chinese textbooks, culture commodities and Chinese culture experiencing activities, has attracted a lot of people.
The Pittsburgh Chinese Culture Festival is not only the representative culture activity in Pittsburgh, but also one of the “Confucius Institute Day” activities of CI-PITT. It is not only a grand cultural ceremony that all the citizens in Pittsburgh celebrate, but also a significant platform on which overseas Chinese propagate Chinese culture.