200 meters only made 55 seconds, the dragon boat champion team jumped into the river three times, and 32 international students from the Yangtze River Delta welcomed the Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai
"ECNU! ECNU! ECNU!" On the afternoon of the 10th, by the shore of Hangzhou Bay and Tonghai Lake, the East China Normal University dragon boat team of international students couldn't hide their excitement after winning the championship. They jumped into the river with "thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump. After crossing the finish line, listening to the group time, and confirming the championship results, this mixed team even entered the water three times to celebrate their victory... With a strong Chinese style and an international style. Different skin colors, the same dragon boat; Different languages, the same drumbeat.
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In the high temperature of 35 degrees on the beach in Shanghai, welcoming the Dragon Boat Festival and racing dragon boats is even hotter than the weather! After a three-year hiatus, the 13th Shanghai International Student Dragon Boat Competition and the 1st Yangtze River Delta International Student Dragon Boat Invitational were held at the Fengxian Campus of East China University of Technology in Mingjin on the same day. More than 800 international students from 32 universities in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Anhui, including Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology of China, and Zhejiang University, gathered here to participate in dragon boat racing and experience Chinese culture.
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The dragon head nods its eyes and prays for blessings by the water's edge. The dragon head rises and falls, chopping and chopping the waves. In the battle of speed and passion, amidst the cheers of the cheerleading team, after intense and intense preliminary and final rounds, the East China Normal University team ultimately took the lead and only made it to the 55 second mark in the 200 meter race with headwinds; Shanghai Maritime University and Tongji University, both with a slight disadvantage of less than 1 second in the past, won the second prize; Fudan University, Donghua University, Nanjing Forestry University, University of Science and Technology of China, and Zhejiang University won the third prize.
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The reporter from Jiefang Daily's Shangguan News learned that the Shanghai International Student Dragon Boat Race has been settled in Huali since 2008, combining dragon boat racing, sports spirit with the dissemination of traditional Chinese culture and telling Chinese festival stories. After years of practice, dragon boat racing on Tonghai Lake has become an important and classic event in the cultural life of international students in Shanghai universities. When the Dragon Boat Festival comes, many foreign students studying and living in Shanghai are full of expectations. From eating Zongzi to rowing a dragon boat, they can experience Chinese traditional culture in an immersive way and enhance friendship between many countries.
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The sound of oars hitting the water drives progress, like arrows flying over the waves. This year, there has been a new breakthrough in the competition that has been restarted after three years of absence. 2023 marks the 5th anniversary of the Yangtze River Delta integration development becoming a national strategy. Six universities from Anhui, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang have all sent teams to participate for the first time this year. According to the preliminary results, the Shanghai university team scored 26 out of 5, while the Shanghai Yangtze River Delta university team scored 6 out of 3. In the end, the 8 teams were divided into two groups and competed in the final, sharing various awards.
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Riding the cultural dragon, carrying the boat of friendship. It is reported that this competition is hosted by the Shanghai Education Commission and the International Student Education Research Committee of the Shanghai Education International Exchange Association, hosted by East China University of Science and Technology, and supported by the Shanghai Branch of the Bank of China. In the future, dragon boat races will continue to serve as a platform for international students in the Yangtze River Delta region to experience Chinese culture, enhance communication and dialogue between universities and local communities, and promote the construction of the "Study Abroad China" brand, making China an important global education center with strong influence.
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