Dazhong reporter Zhang Zhirui reported from Qingdao.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is a Lantern Festival, and foreign students also come to "catch the fun". In order to promote young talents from the "Belt and Road" countries to understand Chinese culture, strengthen cultural exchanges among international talents, and attract more outstanding international talents to stay in the youth for employment and entrepreneurship, on February 23, the "Lantern Festival" event was held in the living room of the International Talent Community of Zhicheng Shandong Free Trade Zone (Qingdao), and 32 international students from China University of Petroleum (East China) and Shandong University of Science and Technology participated in the event.
Photo by Zhang Jingang.
Photo by Zhang Jingang.
It is understood that this year, the international talent community will organize 6 series of activities for international students to enter Qingdao. "In the future, we will also hold traditional Chinese medicine cultural exchange activities, foreign student employment double selection activities, Dragon Boat Festival experience activities, Mid-Autumn Festival theme activities, etc., and welcome the active participation of international students in China," said the operation commissioner of the international talent community in Qingdao Free Trade Zone.
Photo by Zhang Jingang.
At the event site, under the patient and meticulous guidance of the pastry chef, some foreign students gathered together to excitedly start the Lantern Festival, feel the charm of the traditional Lantern Festival, and unlock the taste of "reunion". After a while, the Lantern Festival, which symbolizes reunion, was ready; Others gathered around to listen carefully to the teacher's introduction to the essentials of making lanterns, and under the guidance of the teacher, a festive Year of the Dragon lanterns were soon presented in front of everyone's eyes. "It's so beautiful, the dragon is a symbol of Chinese culture, according to Chinese cultural customs, I happen to belong to the dragon, in the year of the dragon I made a dragon lantern, I will be very lucky." Li Jiawen from Malaysia said happily.
Photo by Zhang Jingang.
Photo by Zhang Jingang.
At the event site, a lantern riddle guessing activity integrating knowledge and interest was also set up. "It has a head, but no neck; There is a body, but there is no temperature; There is not a foot, but can travel. What is it? "Some foreign students are staring at the puzzle and thinking, and some have already guessed the answer to the puzzle and won the prize, and they are excited to go to the prize redemption office to receive the prize.
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Before I knew it, it was dinner time, and the staff hurriedly cooked the Lantern Festival made by the students and brought it to the table, so that everyone could taste the fruits of labor.
Ordinary fireworks alley, lanterns are lit at the beginning. With the twilight, foreign students came to the lantern festival venue of Golden Beach Beer City in Qingdao West Coast New Area, on both sides of the Avenue of Stars, groups of exquisite lanterns were beautiful, and fire trees and silver flowers were shining in the night sky. Everyone took photos and checked in, immersed in the unique elegance of Han culture, and comprehended the blend of long-standing traditional Chinese culture and new Chinese trends, and their eyebrows were full of excitement and joy.
Photo by Zhang Jingang.
Photo by Zhang Jingang.
I am very happy to be able to participate in this event today, I have met a lot of friends from different countries, and I have experienced the traditional Chinese culture, and I hope to have more opportunities to participate in similar activities", said Laura Castillo from Mexico.
Photo by Zhang Jingang.
The relevant person in charge of Qingdao Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau said: "In the next step, we will continue to hold a series of activities for international students to enter Qingdao, such as we are preparing to hold the 'February 2nd, on the street' international students in China to experience the traditional cultural activities in March, we will continue to optimize the talent development ecology, continue to promote the construction of the international talent service system, and recruit global 'partners' to stay in Qingdao for employment and entrepreneurship with a more open mind, so as to create a friendly city for international young talents." ”