On October 17, Donghua University (DHU) held its 11th International Cultural Festival and 6th Study Fair at its Yan’an Road Campus. The event included an opening ceremony, cultural displays, and performances.

Watch the video below for scenes from the opening ceremony.

Attendees included Lu Weibing, vice president of DHU; Zhao Mingwei, director of DHU’s International Education Center; Wu Xiaojun, secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) committee for DHU’s retired faculty and staff; Qiu Dengmei, director of both DHU’s Office of Retirement Affairs and the Shanghai Lifelong Learning Experience Base for Clothing Culture; Liu Yanping, deputy director of DHU’s International Education Center; Zhang Xiaoxue, deputy director of DHU’s International Cooperation Office; and Sun Binbin, deputy director of DHU’s International Education Center (on secondment). Retired faculty members, alumni, and representatives from companies working with DHU also attended.

Lu Weibing, vice president of DHU, delivers a speech.

To mark DHU’s 75th anniversary, the International Education Center organized a cultural and creative product design competition for international students. The students who won the competition received their awards at the event.

Shanghai Surhoo Color Chain Data Technology Co., Ltd. sponsored the production of 1,165 items based on the students’ designs. The finished products were given to DHU at the event.

Representatives from participating companies also received plaques recognizing their companies as internship bases for DHU international students.

Volunteering helps international students connect with local communities and adapt to living in Shanghai. This year, DHU’s International Education Center joined the “Shine IN Hongqiao” International Volunteer Service Alliance. The center received a membership plaque at the event to mark the occasion.

A Vietnamese alumna of DHU who has built a successful career in the stainless-steel trade between China and Vietnam gave her alma mater a work of art featuring calligraphy and painting to celebrate the university’s 75th anniversary and express her gratitude.

Participants from 25 countries took part in a fashion show, modeling traditional clothing and distinctive styles from around the world.

Watch the video below for greetings from international students at the festival.

At the cultural exhibition booths, international students dressed in traditional clothing introduced visitors to foods, handicrafts, and other specialties from their home countries.

Among the items on display were Indonesian fried noodles, sweet corn desserts from Laos, Korean rice cake and sausage skewers, Pakistani milk tea, handmade drums from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hand-painted designs from Malaysia, Russian matryoshka dolls, Latin American straw hats, and traditional Chinese knot buttons. Company booths also displayed new materials.

Visitors stopped frequently to take photos as they explored the booths.

Watch the video below for highlights from the cultural performances.

Visitors also voted for their favorite cultural exhibition booths, with three selected as winners.

Kazakhstan Booth

Bangladesh Booth

China Booth

Together, the performances and exhibition booths turned a warm fall day on campus into a celebration of the many cultures represented at DHU.

 

Source: Donghua University