The Second Chinese and Foreign Language Learning Partners Off-Line Exchange Activity Successfully Held

On the afternoon of November 25, 2017, The Second Chinese and Foreign Language Learning Partners Off-Line Exchange Activity of  “Shanghai Jiaotong University Youth Exchange” jointly organized by the School of Humanities, the International Students Union (Xuhui) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (hereafter referred to as the University) and the Asian Youth Exchange Center were successfully held in Room 208, 1st Floor of NO.1 Building of Xuhui Campus, a total of more than 40 Chinese and foreign students participating in the activity.

The University invited Ding Yu, a teacher and calligraphy lover from Tongji University’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning, to introduce the history of Chinese calligraphy to participants and present them his own writing piece of “Diligence is the path to the mountain of knowledge, hard-working is the boat to the endless sea of learning” to encourage them to study hard.

Students participating in the activity were divided into 20 groups, each including a Chinese student and a foreign student. The two students painted with collaborated effort by blowing at the ink on the xuan paper. For some of them, it was the first time to paint in such a way and their work was creative with diversified content of plum, bamboo, coral and etc.

The organizer distributed each participant a postcard printed with his/her photo in advance. Chinese students and foreign students send exquisite postcards to each other and exchange contact information.

The funny activity ended smoothly at 3:30 p.m. Students from all over the world not only experienced the unique culture of a foreign country, but also harvested the hard-earned and precious friendship. Zhang Chengyun, a student from South Korea, said that this was the first time she attended this kind of exchange after she came to study at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. During the exchange, she met many new friends and also developed stronger desire to learn Chinese and Chinese culture.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Youth Exchange, a brand project of Chinese-foreign language learning partner exchange jointly organized by School of Humanities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, International Students Union of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Xuhui) and Asia Youth Exchange Center, aims to provide a platform for interaction and exchange between Chinese students and international students so as to help international students better learn Chinese language, understand Chinese tradition and Chinese culture, and bring a better understanding of China to the world. The activity has been successfully held for two sessions, which received extensive praise from both Chinese and foreign students of the University and achieved the expected effect of promoting exchanges between Chinese and foreign students and disseminating Chinese culture.

Photos: Wang Han, Huang Qiang

Editted by: Brandy Song