(By Wang Guangqi)On February 6, foreign teachers and students from more than 10 countries such as the United States, Spain, Pakistan and Cote d'Ivoire of Nanyang Normal University carried out the series of activities of "Walking in Nanyang - Perceiving China" to welcome the Year of the Dragon and celebrate the Lunar New Year.
The department of International exchange and cooperation invited the Cultural inheritor to explain the rich cultural connotation of dumplings, and invited all the foreign teachers and students to participate in the dumpling-making activity. The various flavors of fillings and stacks of dumpling skins made the foreign teachers and students curious. "Put the dumpling filling in the middle of the skin, then use a spoon to regularize the filling, and then fold the dumpling skin in half and glue it together with force. ......" Under the guidance of the teachers, the foreign teachers and students were very excited and made all kinds of interesting traditional Chinese food - dumplings themselves. Dumplings were made in different shapes, including flat, long, round, crescent moon, and Yuanbao, which contained everyone's good wishes for the Year of the Dragon. It also wraps up the spiritual connotation of Chinese culture which is profound, all-embracing and absorbing.
In the Wolonggang Spring Festival Temple Fair, Wolonggang Cultural Park Square was filled with drums and music, a lot of red lanterns reflecting a strong sense of festivity of the New Year,creating an especially auspicious atmosphere.Foreign teachers and students strolled around the temple fair, sent lucky charms, wrote Spring Festival couplets, read the Three Kingdoms, worshipped the Chinese Four Saints, appreciated the dragon and lion dances, and felt the unique charm and unique cultural connotation of the Chinese New Year. SAHIR from Pakistan chatted with tourists and exchanged blessings, he said I love this place which is worth three visits. Jasmine from Turkmenistan kept taking pictures, "I want to feel the wonderful Chinese New Year and record these happy moments."
It is reported that our university has always attached great importance to the foreign teachers and students of Chinese culture dissemination work, every year in China's major traditional festivals, will organize foreign teachers and students to "take a walk" all over China , so as to enable them to understand the real China, and effectively tell the story of China, the dissemination of China's voice.