International Cultural Festival celebrated at Tsinghua
The opening ceremony of the 9th Tsinghua University International Cultural Festival and the Global Village 2018-World Expo on Saturday drew wide attention from a variety of people, ranging from ambassadors to students.
The Festival, one of Tsinghua's biggest events celebrating international culture, attracted over 6,000 Chinese and foreign participants, including the South Sudanese Ambassador Monday Semaya, the Ghanaian Ambassador Edward Boateng and the university’s leaders.
More than 200 international students from about 50 countries and regions staffed 60 exhibition booths at the event.
Guo Yong, Vice Chairperson of the University Council, spoke at the opening.He said that Tsinghua serves as an international community to all students, and continues to attract international talents. The Festival is a chance for students from different cultural backgrounds to enhance mutual understanding and bring Chinese and international students together.
Monday Semay, South Sudan’s Ambassador to China, praised the active role the event plays in promoting multicultural exchanges, and thanked Tsinghua University for its quality education for overseas talents.
Country representatives in each of the 60 booths tried their best to attract visitors through sharing traditional food and various performances.
The activity received a warm response from participants. "The Festival is giving an opportunity for expats to learn from other cultures. It's my pleasure to be part of it," said Sri Rajeevan, a 28-year-old student from Sri Lanka who's studying public health in Tsinghua.
In addition, another 4 sub-events will take place in the same week: "YEAH! World" Culture Series, a football match between the international football teams of Tsinghua University and Beijing Language and Culture University, "Vision in Tsinghua, Dialogue with Ambassadors"- the Republic of Korea and the Tsinghua's Got Talent Show.
The Festival is run by the International Students & Scholars Center (ISSC) and organized by the Tsinghua University Association of Student International Communication (ASIC), the Tsinghua University Students' Association of International Culture Exchange (AICE), and the Tsinghua Shuō Student Society of World Culture and Language Communication.
The Festival ends on May 19th.
Source: China Daily
Editor: Zhu Lvhe
