2017 Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange Festival
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On November 1, the 2017Sino-Foreign cultural exchange festival was held at the USTC Student Activity Center.To respond to China’s "One Belt One Road", this festival was named “One World One USTC” and organized by Foreign Student Association of USTC in collaboration with USTC Graduate student Union. More than a thousand students, faculties and staffs participated in this wonderful event.
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| International students from more than 20 countries participated in this event. At the scene, participants enjoyed both the exhibition area and the performance stage. In the exhibition area, international students set up their own booth to introduce the culture and history of their country and people. Foods, clothes, music, artifacts, along with other local features were presented in posters and handbooks while truly experienced in communications. | ||
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| Bao Xinhe, the president of the USTC also attended this event. He was impressed by various foods, handicrafts and national dresses exhibited by foreign students, and affirmed the importance of the Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange Festival in enhancing communications between local and international students. He also provided advices on this event, expressing his ardent expectations on the future of Sino-foreign cultural exchanges. | ||
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| On the stage, the ethnic songs and dances performance attracted a bustling crowd of local and international students and aroused thunderous applause and cheers. Most exciting and attractive to the foreign students is the performance of Tai Chi by Chinese students. In particular, in the on-site teaching part, the foreign students were encouraged to joined in, and they learned Tai Chi with full of enthusiasm and happiness, this helps to spread the Chinese culture outward and to promote the "One Belt One Road" construction.Traditional dances performed by Pakistan and Africa students gave us an authentic taste of their local customs. When students were singing and dancing, more and more audiences joined the lively activity, singing and dancing along to the music. Pictures show the foreign students enjoy dancing on the stage.In the final fashion show part, international students dressed their national costumes to display features of diverse cultures and to promote the communication between students from different cultural backgrounds. This event lasted more than three hours, all the participants shared a memorable noon and enjoyed a wonderful cultural feast, the second Sino Foreign Cultural Exchange Festival ended successfully. | ||
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