The old alley is quiet and the tree is quiet, and Sanli Water Alley goes around the front door... This summer, Panamanian student in China, Liao Jiaming, and the practice team members visited the historical buildings on the central axis of Beijing. They started from Jingshan Park, the central point of the north-south central axis, crossed the lively Dashilar, and felt the charm of Beijing on Qianmen Street. In the Museum of Ancient Architecture, the 7,000-year history of architectural civilization of the Chinese nation is presented to Liao Jiaming's eyes one by one.
"After the end, everyone didn't want to say goodbye, and they had the opportunity to go to more places in China." There are not a few international students who have the same idea as Liao Jiaming,
The story of Liao Jiaming and China is also a microcosm of the activities of the 2022 Chinese and foreign College Students Social Practice Week. This summer, more than 400 foreign students and more than 400 Chinese students from 66 colleges and universities participated in the social practice week activities of Chinese and foreign college students, covering more than 20 provinces, focusing on the theme of "China's decade", going deep into villages, communities, enterprises, parks and other grassroots frontlines to carry out special investigations and other practical activities, experiencing Chinese civilization up close during the visit, and deeply understanding the Chinese road in practice.
Touch China's mountains and rivers to reach consensus on Chinese culture
"Say everything in one mouth, waving a million soldiers with both hands. The three-foot raw silk is used to make a stage, all with ten fingers of humor. In the Dujiangyan Shadow Puppet Art Museum, Chinese and foreign university students from Sichuan University visited different types of puppets in the exhibition hall to learn about the development of shadow puppets from the Han Dynasty to the present. Luis from Colombia said: "There are many colors of leather dolls, the carvings are so beautiful, I myself hold the puppets and dance, and the light and images on the curtain dance like a dance, which is very magical." ”
From learning traditional shadow puppets to experiencing group fan making, from rice paper making to ancient book binding, from visiting the Yellow River Estuary Ecotourism Area to inspecting the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve... Chinese and foreign university students have walked hand in hand through China's rivers and mountains to explore the inheritance and development of China's intangible cultural heritage in modern society.
After visiting the Shanghai Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine, students from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine had a whim and jointly recorded a multilingual series of explanatory videos on the cultural relics of the Shanghai Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Yuyu Shiyama from Japan and Zeng Weihao from China cooperated to explain the historical story of Sun Siqiao's "Medicine King Statue", and Hungarian student Ye Jianjie and Chinese student Shen Jie cooperated to tell the story of Wang Jimin and Wu Liande who spent 17 years writing the English version of "Chinese Medical History".
At Mei Lanfang Memorial Hall, Chinese and foreign students from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications learned about Mei Lanfang's legendary life, appreciated Mei Lanfang's classic singing passages, and appreciated the wisdom of Mei Lanfang's "Peking Opera diplomacy". "Use drama to preach peace, and use Tsing Yi to put an end to violence." This makes me sigh: in today's world, all countries should live in peace and oppose violence. Lwam Tkabo Gebremariam, an Ethiopian student at Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, was filled with admiration for Mei Lanfang.
Feeling Rural Revitalization and Talking about China's experience
This summer, Chinese and foreign university students went into the fields to work with farmers, chatted with farmers, and listened to farmers' stories of poverty alleviation.
Eighteen Dong Village in Huayuan County, Hunan Province, is the first place to advocate "targeted poverty alleviation". Chinese and foreign university students walked into the "Targeted Poverty Alleviation" exhibition hall and through the "Targeted Poverty Alleviation" square, and learned that kiwifruit planted by local villagers was exported to Hong Kong and Macao, and the local brand mountain spring water was even placed in the Great Hall of the People.
"Eighteen Dong Village has not only achieved poverty alleviation itself, but also formed a 'replicable and scalable' poverty alleviation experience. I hope that this experience can also be applied to my country to make the people of Nepal happier. Badik, a Nepalese student from Central South University, looks forward to more countries and regions to eradicate poverty, improve people's livelihood, and achieve common prosperity.
In Shenshan Village, Chinese and foreign students from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics listened to Peng Xiaying, an advanced individual in poverty alleviation in the country, tell the story of opening a farmhouse and becoming a well-off home, and explore the "Shenshan answer sheet" for poverty alleviation and rural revitalization. In Hengkantou Village, Chinese and foreign students from Ningbo University immersed themselves in the "road to common prosperity paved on the red soil"; In Handian Town, Zhuanglang County, Chinese and foreign students from Nankai University put on straw hats to help farmers pinch flowers for salvia seedlings and practiced the Zhuanglang spirit of "seeking truth from facts, advocating science, unremitting self-improvement, and hard work"... Chinese and foreign college students have an in-depth understanding of China's national and social conditions and people's feelings, and have seen with their own eyes the development and transformation of China's rural areas.
Chinese and foreign students from the China Academy of Art are involved in rural development. Combining local natural scenery, humanistic folklore, revolutionary culture and other contents, they carried out public art transformation, aesthetic education and other activities, created 5 aesthetic education courses such as "Chinese painting, intangible cultural heritage, handicrafts, and creative painting", led 40 primary school students to experience the cultural scenery of their respective countries in a lively classroom format, and completed more than 150 works. "Every time I see children draw beautiful works, my heart swells, maybe children's true feelings can really melt everything." Shen Shiyi feels the true feelings of the children, and also hopes to use art to light up rural education.
Embrace the digital economy and imagine common development
"This is an adventure in the world of Jingmen new technology industry!" Siddiq, an international student at the School of International Education of Wuhan University, was impressed by the spirit of a local technology company that has always taken "developing, producing and promoting high-performance ultraviolet technology as its own responsibility", and became very interested in scientific and technological innovation to empower social development.
Science and technology is the foundation of national strength, and innovation is the soul of national progress. Not only Sidiq, but also Chinese and foreign university students went deep into scientific and technological innovation enterprises in Beijing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Qingdao, Qiqihar, Wenchang and other places to understand how scientific and technological innovation can revitalize traditional enterprises, drive emerging industries and break through cutting-edge industries.
The practice team of Shenyang Normal University learned about the China Museum of Industry and a local robot manufacturing company through cooperative data access, cloud visits, and online seminars, and saw the specific application of the integration of digital technology and economic and social fields in the process of revitalizing Liaoning. In Qiqihar City, "the first place of China's manufacturing industry" - China Yizhong Group, the practice team of Harbin Institute of Technology put on hard hats, closely observed the production process of rolls, hydraulic presses and other equipment, and listened to the story of this old state-owned enterprise revived with independent innovation.
In the China Seaweed Science and Technology Museum and the first State Key Laboratory of Seaweed Active Substances in China, Chinese and foreign students from Qingdao University experience seaweed technology, experience seaweed products, and understand the development process of seaweed industry...
In the exhibition hall of Wenchang Aerospace Modern City, the practice team members of Northwestern Polytechnical University reviewed the development of China's space, understood the development trend of world space, and imagined the future exploration of world space. "All China's efforts in this regard are not only for the development of its own country, but also the door to a new future, there may be differences on the earth, but in the process of conquering the universe, we should really be united, this is China's message to the world." Atif, a Pakistani student, is unconsciously immersed in the light and shock of humanity's greatest achievements whenever he sees a rocket leave the earth.
More than 20 Chinese and foreign young people from Beijing universities conducted in-depth research on industry authorities, high-tech enterprises, and in-depth research on how to expand the pilot scope of digital economy, data security and data rights confirmation, forming solid research results and putting forward youth suggestions for the global issue of digital economy development.
David, an international student from the Central University of Finance and Economics from Zimbabwe, was exposed to L4 high-level driverless cars for the first time at the event. "This practice camp has allowed me to see another side of Beijing and truly feel the 'Chinese wisdom' that the Chinese system has brought to the world." David believes that "young people at home and abroad have the power to shape the future. This experience motivates me to use the power of youth to continue to study in China and promote Africa's development with Chinese experience. ”
Feel the red culture and decipher the development code
Use Chinese theory to guide Chinese practice, and use Chinese practice to sublimate Chinese theory. On the land of China, vivid stories full of warmth and true feelings are happening every day, and in these stories, it is not difficult to see the spiritual qualities of Chinese people who are industrious, brave, pioneering and innovative, and it is not difficult to see the wisdom of the Chinese nation in self-improvement, tolerance and openness. This summer, Chinese and foreign college students saw the real, three-dimensional and comprehensive China in the stories of China's development.
Chinese and foreign university students from Fudan University visited the "Shikumenli Memorial Hall" at the site of the Second National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and understood the revolutionary spirit of the Communist Party of China that is not afraid of sacrifice and dares to struggle, and comprehends the endless resilience of the Chinese nation. Under the vivid explanations of the old party members, the thoughts of Chinese and foreign college students at Southeast University were brought back to that era of war. Isaac, an East Timorese student from Southeast University, was deeply moved: "It is precisely because these great communists adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly that this party can keep pace with the times and maintain its vitality." ”
Listen to traditions under the maple tree, looking for lights in front of the octagonal tower. In Jinggangshan, Comrade Mao Zedong wrote "Why Can China's Red Regime Exist?" by the faint light of a wick in Jinggangshan. and immortal works such as "The Struggle of Jinggangshan". Carmen, an international student from Equatorial Guinea, was familiar with the story of the octagonal tower's "wick" before her trip, and this visit to the field made her admire the Chinese Communist Party's ability to persist in the struggle under such difficult conditions and finally lead to victory.
In Xuanwei, Yunnan, Chinese and foreign university students from Kunming University of Science and Technology focused on "education development in border areas", went to Puwa Village to conduct detailed research on school construction and teacher allocation, and taught a vivid and interesting lesson for primary school students. The students found new breakthroughs in frontier education: the gross enrollment rate of primary school-age children in Xuanwei City was 99.9%, the gross enrollment rate of junior middle school was 100.05%, the gross enrollment rate of high school was 93.93%, and the consolidation rate of nine-year compulsory education was 106.01%.
In Nanning, Guangxi, Chinese and foreign students from Guangxi University for Nationalities walked into the high-rise buildings and landmark buildings of the China-ASEAN Financial City. In recent years, the cross-border e-commerce industry and global cross-border trade services in Nanning Area have grown rapidly. From the first batch of residents to the current implementation of RCEP, the total amount of foreign trade imports and exports in Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone is as high as 50.32 billion yuan. Laotian student Song Siya saw the prosperity of the Nanning area of the Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone and hoped to stay in Nanning to work after graduation and contribute to the political, economic and cultural exchanges between the two countries.
"I think it is precisely because the Communist Party members sincerely help the people that these progress can be achieved." Isaac, an East Timorese student studying at Southeast University, felt that the Nanjing Jiangning District Urban Construction Archives was "like a history textbook," and he was deeply impressed by the sincere stories between Communist Party members and the masses displayed in the museum. ”
"We visited the prosperous rural streets of the beautiful village of Yinda, which shattered my stereotype of rural China." Eyasu Teshome Gebremariam, an Ethiopian student from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, believes that China will be better and stronger in the future! "In the past, Chinese culture was mysterious to me." Lanna, an international student who has immersed herself in cloisonné production, said, "I am willing to learn more about traditional Chinese culture and traditional skills, spread it to more international students, and bring these artworks back to my country." ”
Chinese and foreign university students understood in practice the meaning of President Xi Jinping's "a hundred stories are better than one sight", and they all used "a rare experience!" "An unprecedented experience!" Let's summarize the event.
Wang Junli, trainee reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Net