Quanzhou, February 8 (ZXS) -- The 2024 Chinese and foreign teachers and students of Huaqiao University will welcome the New Year dinner at the Quanzhou Campus and Xiamen Campus at the same time on the 8th, and the teachers and students who stayed on campus for the New Year shared the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and celebrated the New Year with joy.
Boiled shrimp, salt-baked chicken, steamed gentian fish, pork belly soup with red mushrooms, marinated noodles and ......"Last year, the school prepared a sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner**, and this year it is a different feeling to return to the traditional dining around the table. Li Jiannong, a senior from Malaysia, told China News Service that this is the second time he has stayed in school for the Chinese New Year, and he wants to leave more memories in school and Quanzhou before graduation.
On the evening of February 8, Li Jiannong (first from the left), a Malaysian student at Huaqiao University, received the New Year's money distributed by the school leaders. Photo by Zhang Weijian.
As a third-generation overseas Chinese, Li Jiannong said that since he was a child, his understanding of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is that reunion is the most important theme. After staying in school, I found that I got together with classmates from all over the world, and the taste of the year has not diminished and the warmth has doubled. "The atmosphere of the festival here is even stronger, especially in southern Fujian, and I am deeply impressed by the thick fireworks during the Spring Festival. ”
As one of the universities in China that recruits and trains the largest number of students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas, Huaqiao University has nearly 470 students staying on campus for the Chinese New Year this year, including more than 340 overseas students from Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Tajikistan and other countries and regions. In order to let the teachers and students who stayed on campus during the winter vacation have a warm and joyful Spring Festival, Huaqiao University has held a welcome dinner for Chinese and foreign teachers and students for more than 30 consecutive years.
In addition to preparing sumptuous dishes, the leaders of Huaqiao University also distributed New Year's money to the students on the spot. After receiving the red envelopes, which symbolized prosperity, the students took photos one after another to share the joy of the festival with their families and friends.
On the evening of February 8, Zhou Linhui (second from left), a Myanmar student at Huaqiao University, shared a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner arranged by the school with her classmates. Photo by Zhang Weijian.
Zhou Linhui, a sophomore from Myanmar, celebrated the Chinese New Year in China for the first time, "I feel very happy, the school and teachers are so attentive, we feel the warmth of home."
For overseas students, staying in school for the Chinese New Year is also a good opportunity to get in touch with traditional Chinese culture. "Take a walk around the ancient city of Quanzhou, immerse yourself in the Chinese New Year, and deepen your understanding of southern Fujian culture. Zhou Linhui said. (ENDS).