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Foreign students share the sports and culture carnival in Anhui

During the National Day holiday, the Anhui Provincial Sports Museum welcomed a group of special guests. On October 3, 35 international students from Hefei University of Technology, Anhui University, and Anhui Medical University were invited to the Anhui Provincial Sports Museum to share a unique sports culture carnival.

From the Beijing Olympic torch "Xiangyun" passed by the Jianghuai land relay, to the dazzling gold medal won by the Olympic champion, to the photos of the tug-of-war competition of farmers in the fields...... Precious collections, sports figures, and periods of light and shadow of the times lead foreign students to understand the development process of Anhui sports and the hard work stories of Jianghuai athletes. "It turns out that there are so many outstanding athletes in Anhui who have achieved such good results! Especially Olympic champion Xu Haifeng, his deeds make me feel very admirable. An Zimu, an international student from Hefei University of Technology from Bangladesh, asked questions to the docent while recording with his mobile phone, and sincerely praised the fruitful results of Anhui's sports industry.

Chinese sports culture has a long and profound history, and traditional sports are rich and colorful. The Anhui Provincial Sports Museum has set up a traditional sports experience area, inviting international students to immerse themselves in the unique excellent Chinese sports culture. In the pot throwing area, the international students held their breath, aimed at the mouth of the pot, and carefully threw arrows, and whenever an arrow successfully entered the pot, there were bursts of cheers at the scene. In the wooden shooting area, international students relay throwing, competing with who knocked down more barrels. In the ball pounding area, the international students adjusted their postures again and again, trying to hit the ball into the door hole, although there was no shortage of mistakes, but everyone's faces were full of happy smiles. Mei Di, an international student from Anhui University from Ukraine, experienced every traditional sport, and she said excitedly: "This is my first contact with traditional Chinese sports, which is really interesting and gives me a deeper understanding of Chinese culture." ”

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the Anhui Provincial Sports Museum has also specially arranged a mooncake making experience session, allowing international students to experience the folk culture of traditional Chinese festivals up close. Under the guidance of volunteers, the international students are eager to try one by one. From kneading the dough, wrapping the filling, to pressing the exquisite patterns with molds, every step is full of freshness. some international students accidentally leaked the filling and readjusted it with the help of volunteers; Some international students give full play to their creativity and knead different colors of dough together to create colorful styles. Looking at the mooncakes they made with their own hands, the international students were full of a sense of accomplishment and took out their mobile phones to take pictures. Rong Jiaqi, an international student from Anhui Medical University from Malaysia, said: "I am very happy to make mooncakes with students from all over the world, I not only understand the cultural connotation of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but also feel the strong atmosphere of traditional Chinese festivals. ”
Foreign students learn to make mooncakes under the guidance of volunteers.

Sport is a "universal language" that transcends borders. Qiu Yinglong, director of the Anhui Provincial Sports Museum, said: "We build bridges through sports, so that foreign students can more intuitively touch the pulse of Anhui's development and feel the charm of China's excellent traditional culture." ”