Everyone jumped off the boat to celebrate, and the dragon boat champion was this university. International students from 106 countries in the Yangtze River Delta welcomed the Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai.
"ECNU! ECNU! ECNU!" On the afternoon of May 25, people celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival and raced dragon boats on the banks of Hangzhou Bay and Tonghai Lake. After the East China Normal University international student dragon boat team won the championship, they couldn't hide their excitement and jumped into the river "thump thump." , receiving bursts of cheers from Chinese and foreign audiences on the shore for the abbreviation of their school name. Just like last year, the mixed male and female team that won the championship enjoyed the "privilege" - everyone jumped off the boat and entered the water to celebrate...
With a strong Chinese style and full of international style, the 14th Shanghai Dragon Boat Race for Foreign College Students and the 2nd Dragon Boat Invitational Race for Foreign College Students in the Yangtze River Delta won gold medals on the same day at the Fengxian Campus of East China University of Science and Technology. 34 teams, 106 countries, 765 contestants, international student dragon boat teams from Fudan University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China and other universities in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui competed...different skin colors, the same Dragon boat; different languages, same drumbeat.
In the battle of speed and passion, with the cheering and cheering of the cheerleading team, after two groups and the top eight finals, East China Normal University finally came out on top, and the second and third place were won by Shanghai Maritime University and Nanjing University of Science and Technology respectively. Most of the students from the champion dragon boat team participated in the competition for the first time. They said they were very honored to be able to gather together with students from all over the world to experience and spread Chinese culture.
As the host, the captain of the dragon boat team of East China University of Science and Technology is Suo Feifan from Saudi Arabia. He said: "You can win only by teamwork and hard work, and if you dare to fight, this is your biggest gain." Bai Xue from Zhejiang University said, through During the competition, I made many friends who love water sports, and more importantly, I gained a deep understanding of Chinese dragon boat culture.
"The roaring river is full of thunder and drums, and thirty-six dragons are flying in the waves." Shen Haitao, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of East China University of Science and Technology, said that the Yangtze River Delta region has profound cultural heritage and rich educational resources, and has gathered international students and friends from all over the world. "We take the Dragon Boat Race as an opportunity to promote high-level collaborative opening with a more open attitude and fuller enthusiasm, tighten the common bond of people-to-people exchanges and cooperation, and promote high-quality education with high-level openness."
A reporter from Jiefang Daily and Shangguan News learned that the dragon boat race for foreign students in Shanghai universities has been held in Huali since 2008. As a brand event that integrates traditional culture and sportsmanship, it has become a classic activity in the campus cultural life of foreign students in Shanghai universities. Li Xiaopeng, dean of Huali International Education College, said that this year the number of participating teams in the Yangtze River Delta region has been further expanded. With the strong support of the China Scholarship Council, the competition has also been upgraded to a series of "Experience China" activities, further enriching the brand connotation of "Study in China" .
Riding the Dragon of Culture and Carrying the Boat of Friendship, this event is hosted by the China Scholarship Council, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and the International Student Education Research Working Committee of the Shanghai Education International Exchange Association, hosted by East China University of Science and Technology, and supported by the Shanghai Branch of Bank of China unit.