(Latin for ''Chinese Latinity'') began its existence in

Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; ), is a public university in Beijing, China. BFSU boasts the oldest language programs in China offering the largest number of foreign language majors on different educational levels. Located in Haidia ...

. It is a specialized institution dedicated to the study and promotion of

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in China by supporting the learning and teaching of Latin Language in China; Promoting research in China in the field of Latin Language and Culture; Researching the area of Latin Sinology; Researching the area of Early Latin to Chinese Translations; Offering to Chinese society various services related to Latin Language and Culture, being a reference for institutions around the world interested in Latin Language in China. Every year issues an online periodical about Latin Studies in China. It was established in 2012. The current director is

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. Latinitas Sinica organizes every year a

Summer Course. Latinitas Sinica has established connections with various other centers for the studies of Classics around the world, in particular with the Pontificium Institutum Altioris Latinitatis in Rome and the European Centre for Humanistic Studies "Erasmus". Latinitas Sinica every year holds a performance of Latin songs, such as " Gaudeamus", "

Panis angelicus (Latin for "Bread of Angels" or "Angelic Bread") is the penultimate stanza of the hymn "" written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of the feast, including prayers for the Mass and the Liturgy of ...

" and the Latin version of the Anthem of Europe. During the Summer 2014 Latinitas Sinica and the Pontificium Institutum Altioris Latinitatis in Rome organized the first "Summer Latin Intensive Course for Chinese Students". One of the advisers of Latinitas Sinica is Latinist .

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