Time: October 29, 2019  
Source: Student Department  
Author: Ma Wanning, Zheng Haolong

The launching ceremony of 2019 Chinese Culture Month and the opening ceremony of the 12th Chinese Culture Festival of Jinan University were held in the sports culture square on Panyu campus on Oct. 27. This series of activities, JNU’s campus brand of Chinese culture, included the Chinese Culture Festival, the lantern festival, a display of Chinese classic traditional culture communities, a Chinese classical recitation contest, a talent show, the selection of the Chinese culture ambassador of the year, the cultivation plan for excellent Chinese traditional culture communities, and excellent projects. More than 3,000 teachers and students from five JNU campuses, as well as student representatives from sister schools in Guangdong, participated.
 

(A calligraphy exhibition)

The colorful performances on the small stage at the launching ceremony brought audio-visual enjoyment, while the parade of Han Chinese clothing around the stage added atmosphere. The food court served rice-wine sweet balls, plum syrup, fried chop rice cakes, coconut milk jelly and other delicacies from all over the country.

Luo Yinying, a Hong Kong student in the School of Public Administration and Emergency Management, considers the Chinese Cultural Festival a wonderful platform for a deep understanding of Chinese culture. With its history games, parades with Chinese cultural characteristics and traditional food, the festival offers an interesting way to get closer to the charm of Chinese culture, said Luo.

Liu Conghao, a Chinese-Canadian in the School of Journalism and Communication, said: “At the festival, I'm impressed by students' patriotism. We, the young generation, should learn excellent Chinese traditional culture and spread it to the world.”
 

(Students participating in Chinese Cultural Festival)