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“Chinese New Year” for foreign students: Talking about customs and eating delicious food to experience “Chinese New Year” |
China News Service, Xining, February 1, topic: “Chinese New Year” for foreign students: talk about customs and eat delicious food and feel the “Chinese New Year”
China News Service reporter Li Jiangning
Hanging lanterns, sticking window grilles, making dumplings… On New Year’s Eve, students from the United States, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Laos, Bangladesh and other countries were studying at the School of International Education, Qinghai University for Nationalities. They were invited to the home of Chinese teacher Wang Xin to prepare Feel the taste of Chinese New Year.
Early in the morning, the “post-90s” teacher Wang Xin dressed up carefully, put on a long red dress, combed her playful double ball head, and waited beamingly for the arrival of the students.
“In the Chinese New Year, every household will hang red lanterns at home, and put up the word ‘Fu’ and window grilles, which means that the new year is prosperous and full of blessings.” Under the leadership of Wang Xin, the students will soon be home the joy of decorationQinghongFire up.
Ma Long, a 24-year-old student from Pakistan, is full of curiosity about Chinese traditional culture. “I was disturbed by the sound of firecrackers outside the door at 8 o’clock this morning. Every street was covered with red lanterns, and it looked very festive.” Ma Long told reporters that this is the first time he has spent the Spring Festival in a Chinese family. , Although I could not return to my hometown due to the epidemic, I also felt the warmth of home.
Tang Yue, an American student who speaks fluent Chinese, has lived in China for 8 years. She used to be an English teacher in Xi’an. Out of her love for Chinese culture, Tang Yue came to Qinghai University for Nationalities a year ago and began to study Chinese systematically. “I know that during the Spring Festival, Chinese people have to reunite for New Year’s Eve dinner and make dumplings. This is a very warm festival.” Tang Yue said, “After the Spring Festival is the Lantern Festival. I like to eat Yuanxiao very much. It is sweet and soft. It’s delicious, and I’m looking forward to seeing lanterns on the street this year.”
After explaining the customs of the Chinese New Year to the international students, Wang Xin took out the dumpling fillings and dumpling skins prepared in advance, and prepared for the students to learn how to make dumplings by themselves.
“The dumpling stuffing that the teacher prepared for you today is made with fennel. Fennel means going home, expressing that on New Year’s Eve, everyone should go home, reunite the family, and eat a hot dumpling together.” Wang Xin explained to the students the custom of eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year and demonstrated how to make dumplings. The international students held the dumpling skins in their hands, and in the lively atmosphere, they made dumplings with peculiar shapes.
21-year-old Ke Li is from Turkmenistan. This is his first time learning dumplings. Under the guidance of Wang Xin, he quickly completed the task of making dumplings. When the wrapped dumplings came out of the pot, Ke Li couldn’t wait to taste it, and was very satisfied with the work he had done by himself.
When it was getting late, a table of reunion dinner with all the flavors and aromas was also served. Tang Yue picked up her mobile phone and photographed the delicious food and lovely teachers and classmates in front of her, intending to introduce Chinese Spring Festival to relatives and friends in the United States. “There are many interesting customs in the Chinese New Year. Many of my friends in the United States are also very interested in this and want to know about the Chinese New Year.”
“Because of the epidemic, they can’t go out, so I want to let them go to the Chinese teacher’s house to experience the Chinese New Year. Here, we are each other’s family. We plan to watch the Spring Festival Gala together tonight and play some idioms solitaire. Such a game of Chinese and Chinese characters.” Wang Xin said.
According to data from the Ministry of Education of China, in 2018, there were 492,200 international students from 196 countries and regions studying and training in 1,004 institutions of higher learning, scientific research institutes and other educational institutions in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China. , training. International students in China strive to build bridges of friendship and become ties and important messengers of Sino-foreign exchanges.
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