On February 10, coinciding with the Northern Little New Year, BMU held the Galloping Horses Welcome Spring, Warm Winter Together cultural experience activity for Chinese and international students to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. Vice President Yu Li attended the event. Relevant officials from the Graduate School and School of International Studies, along with over 60 international students and graduate student representatives on campus, participated in the activity, welcoming the new year and fostering friendships in a warm and harmonious atmosphere.
During the event, Yu Li, on behalf of BMU, extended New Year's greetings to all teachers and students. She pointed out that the Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival for the Chinese nation, carrying profound cultural connotations. BMU organized this activity to promote interaction between Chinese and international students, to help international students gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture and festival traditions, and to jointly create a warm and harmonious international campus atmosphere. The activity was divided into three segments: cultural presentation, writing Spring Festival couplets, and making dumplings. During the cultural presentation, teachers systematically introduced traditional Spring Festival customs from Little New Year to the Lantern Festival in both Chinese and English. Centered on the theme of the Year of the Horse, they explained the origins of the Little New Year Kitchen God worship, the cultural significance of Spring Festival couplets, and folk customs such as staying up late on New Year's Eve and solving Lantern Festival riddles. In the couplet-writing session, a calligraphy teacher demonstrated the technique of writing Spring Festival couplets and the character Fu (fortune). Chinese and international students eagerly tried their hand at it, with every stroke reflecting their best wishes for the new year. The scene was filled with the fragrance of ink and a strong festive atmosphere. During the dumpling-making session, a cafeteria chef demonstrated the traditional techniques of rolling dough skins and filling them. Teachers and students enthusiastically participated, with Chinese and international students working together, laughing and chatting joyfully. At the end of the activity, everyone tasted the fruits of their labor together, experiencing the reunion and harmony of traditional Chinese festivals.
BY: Liu Zeyun
SOURCE: School of International Studies
