The alumni of Xiamen University, Tianda and Nanda University in the greater New York area had a happ

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-02-27

Group photo. In the front row, in the middle are Yu Yougen, Education Counselor, Wu Jiao, President of Xiamen University Alumni Association, Ding Junqi, former President, Yan Weimin, President of Tianda Alumni Association, and Zhang Ruiwei, President of Nanjing University Alumni Association. (Photo by Wang Jianfeng).

Southeast Net USA, February 27 (Special Reporter Liu Wei Special Correspondent Lin Shiyun) On the 15th Lantern Festival of the first month of the Year of the Dragon, the Xiamen University Alumni Association in the Greater New York Area, together with the Nankai University Alumni Association and the Tianjin University Alumni Association, held a unique Spring Festival Gala. Yu Yougen, Education Counselor, Consuls Geng Junwei and Yang Xiaoyu, Consuls of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York, Derek Amstead and his wife in Linden, Wu Jiao, Zhang Ruiwei, Yan Weimin, Presidents of the Alumni Associations of the three host universities, Wu Yafeng, President of the Alumni Association of the People's University of China, Ma Yunxia, President of the Alumni Association of Shandong University, Hou Yanyan, President of the Dagong Alumni Association, Hu Zhiyong, Chairman of the Wuhan University Alumni Association, Huang He, Chairman of the Peking University Alumni Association, Yan Weigang, Honorary President of the Guangwai Alumni Association, More than 150 people, including Li Shiqun, chairman of the New Jersey Fujian Association, attended the celebration.

In order to facilitate alumni from all over the world, the organizers thoughtfully chose the famous Walnut Lane ** restaurant in Manhattan as the venue. In the cold winter of February, the Hutaoli restaurant is decorated in a sea of Chinese red, with red Fu characters plastered all over the walls, and red lantern riddles hanging under red lanterns. From the opening icebreaker game, to the fierce competition of guessing lantern riddles, memorizing lyrics, and ** links, the atmosphere was very warm and hot. Among them, the Xiamen University Alumni Association, led by President Wu Jiao, former President Ding Junqi and Tang Hao, achieved the highest score in the group in interactive games such as "I Love to Remember Lyrics" and "You Draw and I Guess", and each Xiamen University alumni received red envelopes. Yan Weimin, President of Tianda Alumni Association, and Zhang Ruiwei, President of NTU Alumni Association, also led alumni to actively participate.

Alumni and guests also showed their talents, tenor singer Fan Zhao brought "Gathering Together", Broadway actor Shi Shangqiuyun brought pop songs to sing, Xiamen University alumnus Serena family on behalf of three generations of Xiamen University people brought poetry recitations and small choruses, as well as talk shows to push the atmosphere to a climax, The strong alumni love is the most beautiful interpretation of the Chinese Lantern Festival reunion.

The organizers are grateful for the support of CrowdFunz and Pacific**, and the prizes are also very rich, including mobile phones, Lego for the Year of the Dragon, health pots, gift cards, etc. They also thanked the alumni for their full cooperation, especially since many alumni had traveled all the way from New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston, Philadelphia and Mexico in addition to New York.

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