"Teenagers studying abroad are first-hand witnesses of cross-cultural exchanges, and their broad international vision, firm cultural self-confidence, and deep feelings for their family and country will play an important role in promoting the civilization and beauty of all countries. Recently, on the occasion of the 29th World Book Day, sponsored by the Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, Zhongyuan Publishing and Media Group, and Henan Youth Federation, the "Carry Forward the Tradition of Studying Abroad to Serve the Country and Devote Yourself to the Great Cause of National Rejuvenation" - "Qingyan Qingyu" Reader Activity was held in the Provincial Youth League School.
It is reported that since the launch of the 25th World Book Day in 2020, the "Green Words and Green Words" reader activity has driven more than 4 million young people to cultivate reading habits, cultivate family and country feelings, and shoulder the responsibilities of the times through a combination of online and offline methods through entering enterprises, institutions, schools, and villages.
During the event, Li Yuanfang, director of the Overseas Chinese Sector of the Provincial Youth Federation and President of the Provincial Association for the Promotion of the Development of Overseas Chinese Returning Youth, shared the book "Facts" when presiding, telling the mental journey of drawing strength from the experience of studying in Australia and going abroad, and encouraging the majority of young people to understand the world objectively through rational thinking, constantly rejuvenate the demeanor of young people returning from studying abroad, respond to the pulse of the times with true feelings, achieve a wonderful life with hard work, and contribute youth strength to the great cause of national rejuvenation.
Liu Shaopeng, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Youth Federation and dean of Songshan Shaolin Martial Arts Vocational College, shared his experience and insights from a young man studying in the UK to a promoter of Chinese martial arts culture. He said that he will continue to focus on spreading Chinese martial arts culture, cherish the work platform, strive to show a complete and comprehensive China to the world, and tell Chinese stories well in promoting exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese culture and world civilizations, and promoting and disseminating Chinese culture.
Zhang Li, deputy director of the Women's Committee of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang and a top-notch talent of the Central Plains Cultural Youth, is a returned youth who studied in Malaysia. She believes that studying abroad is to enhance the ability to serve the motherland, and it is an unswerving goal to serve the country after studying.
Fan Yujie, a high-level top-notch talent of Henan Agricultural University, a professor hired by the school, and a master's supervisor of the College of Forestry, shared how to use multi-angle thinking to overcome the problem of a single perspective. He said that through the close contact with young people from different countries during his study in Japan, he inspired himself to expand his thinking, jump out of knowledge and thinking inertia in scientific research practice, and promote scientific research, solve problems and serve people's livelihood in the process of writing papers on the land of the motherland.
Yang Yiming, marketing editor of Henan People's Publishing House, as a young man who returned to China from the UK, shared his thoughts and experiences as a national reading promoter. He believes that reading will help improve critical thinking ability, and can be improved with the help of modular reading and other methods, and at the same time, attention should be paid to avoid the phenomenon of knowledge anxiety caused by the one-sided pursuit of reading quantity and speed.
Shi Hui, director of Henan Overseas Friendship Association, shared her story during her study in Russia. She said that a single cognition and cultural differences may lead to misunderstandings and conflicts, and young people who have returned from studying abroad can overcome the panic and confusion of their skills through more reading and frequent communication, understand cultural differences and integration in deep thinking, and strengthen their ideals and improve their skills in the collision.
In this event, more than 40 members of the Provincial Youth Federation, returned youth and young people in the study abroad service industry interviewed and shared, and more than 40 members of the Provincial Youth Federation and representatives of returned youth participated in the event.