On December 18, the 2023 "Charming Guangdong, Help Me Realize My Dream" exchange activity for foreign students in Guangdong was held in the Ding Ying Auditorium of South China Agricultural University, with nearly 1,000 foreign students from 60 countries participating.
The event was hosted by the Guangdong Public Diplomacy Association, the Guangdong Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and the Guangdong Education Association for International Exchange, and organized by the Foreign Students Working Committee of South China Agricultural University and the Guangdong Association of Higher Education.
Yuan Baocheng, Vice Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Vice President of the Guangdong Public Diplomacy Association, said in his speech that 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, and Guangdong, as the vanguard, pioneer and experimental area of reform and opening up, has been deeply involved in the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, which will surely provide more opportunities for exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries. He hoped that in the process of studying Xi and further studies, the students in Guangdong will enhance their understanding of China and Guangdong, gain knowledge, friendship and growth, and contribute their youth to the construction of the "Belt and Road" and the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind with practical actions.
Li Fengliang, Secretary of the Party Committee of South China Agricultural University, said that he expects young students from all over the world to deepen exchanges and harvest friendship in Huanong through this event, and become friendly messengers to promote exchanges and mutual learning and people-to-people ties between countries, especially between host countries and China, and contribute to the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
At the event, international students from 10 colleges and universities, including Sun Yat-sen University and South China University of Technology, brought various forms of cultural performances such as martial arts, singing and dancing, recitation, chorus, costume display and sand painting around the theme of "condensing youth dreams and building a community with a shared future for mankind", expressing their love for China's excellent traditional culture and Lingnan culture, their recognition of the construction and development of China and Guangdong, and their expectations for building a community with a shared future for mankind. Among them, the dancers in "Dancing Youth" are confident and generous, and their agile bodies dance with the ** and lights, showing their youthful vitality. In "Beautiful China", the singing voices of contestants from all over the world will condense each other, and the melodious melody narrates the love for China. Through the successive display of the costumes of various dynasties, "Splendid Gorgeous Clothes" vividly reproduces China's diverse and rich costume culture.
The performances of the international students were diverse and splendid, which not only showed the youthful vitality of college students, but also reflected the exchange and integration between different cultures. Xiao, a 2023 English major from the College of Foreign Chinese Languages of South China Agricultural University, said after the event, "When I saw foreign students performing "Chinese Words" on the stage of Huanong, I felt more deeply that the global influence of Chinese culture is increasing. Through this event, I also have a better understanding of the role played by universities in international exchanges. ”
After expert review and scoring, 3 programs including "A Generation of Flowers and Songs All the Way, Youth Reciting Youth in Guangdong" of South China Agricultural University won the first prize, and 6 programs including "Friends from Far Away" of Jinan University won the second prize. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and other 8 programs including "Youth is Now" won the third prize.
Guangdong Reporter Station of China** News Agency Li Wenfang|Zhang Jiexin, Zheng Erqi).
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