China News Service, Zhangzhou, March 6th: Title: BGI ASEAN female students in southern Fujian celebrate International Women’s Day: learn about culture, make tea and watch Teochew operas
Author Zhang Jinchuan and Liao Zhenmei
"As an ambassador for cultural exchanges between the East and the West, Lin Yutang has allowed more people to know and understand China, which is amazing." Liu Mengli from Thailand said after experiencing Lin Yutang's culture up close during the International Women's Day in southern Fujian.
On the 5th, ASEAN female trainees participating in training at the College of Chinese Language and Literature of Huaqiao University carried out the "Let a Hundred Flowers Bloom in the Garden" to celebrate Women's Day.
A group of Chinese and foreign women visited Wenfeng Town, Banzai Town and Xiazhai Town in Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City to appreciate the achievements of rural revitalization, feel the charm of local culture, and understand the local business environment.
Lin Yutang is a famous modern Chinese writer, scholar, translator, and linguist.
The former residence of Lin Yutang, located in Banzai Town, Pinghe County, has white walls and black tiles, nestled among lush green trees, and is particularly peaceful.
Lin Yutang was born here on October 10, 1895.
On March 5, at Lin Yutang's former residence in Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City, BGI ASEAN female students visited the classroom of Mingxin Primary School where Lin Yutang studied to experience Lin Yutang's culture.
Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Jinchuan
"'Having both feet on Eastern and Western cultures, devoted to commenting on articles about the universe', this is Lin Yutang's grand ambition." In the morning, Lin Qiuhui, director of the Lin Yutang Literature Museum, took female ASEAN students from BGI to visit Lin Yutang's former residence and introduce Lin Yutang's cultural stories.
In the former residence, BGI ASEAN female students visited Lin Yutang's photos from various periods and the works created by famous calligraphers for the former residence.
Liu Mengli said that she hopes to establish contact with more outstanding Chinese young people in the future and contribute to promoting exchanges and interactions in the education field between the two countries.
On the same day, she also learned tea brewing skills and made milk tea, showing a strong interest in Chinese tea culture.
Chen Zhen, who is also enamored of Chinese tea culture and is from Malaysia, said after tasting the tea with the fragrance of grapefruit flowers that she hopes to bring her family back to the local area in the future to taste tea, travel and experience the profoundness of Chinese tea culture.
While appreciating the pastoral scenery and rural scenery at the Pinghe Peak Valley Scenic Area, Chinese and foreign women watched a Teochew opera performance, a national intangible cultural heritage.
The ASEAN female students from BGI also changed into costumes to experience Teochew opera culture.
On March 5, in the Gaofeng Valley Scenic Area in Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City, female ASEAN students from BGI put on costumes to experience Teochew opera culture.
Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Jinchuan
As a branch of Southern Opera in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Chaozhou Opera based on Chaoshan dialect has a history of nearly 600 years.
Zhang Ailing from Thailand "accidentally met" Wang Lijuan, an octogenarian Thai Chinese.
According to Wang Lijuan, she came to Pinghe from Thailand just to follow the performance of the local Teochew opera troupe. “My parents went to Thailand from China to develop and settle down. Influenced by my parents, I have loved Teochew opera since I was a child. There are many overseas Chinese in Thailand, and Teochew opera is very popular in the local area. Popular.”
Wang Lijuan said that next month she will also come to Pinghe with a group to watch Teochew opera and go to Sanping Temple to pay homage to the "Sanping Patriarch".
She was watching the Teochew opera performance in the audience with great interest.
On March 5, at the Gaofenggu Scenic Area in Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City, female ASEAN students from BGI took a group photo with their artistic flower arrangements.
Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Jinchuan
"This event has strong Chinese cultural characteristics, and I felt the energy and warmth of women from all over the world during the event." Du Mingyue from the Philippines said that this trip was full of rewards.
During the artistic flower arrangement activity, the floral art teacher taught on-site, and the guests took photos with their works to welcome the upcoming International Women's Day.
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