GZU& HU—A Korean Culture Festival
Sponsored by Hanyang University , South Korea and OIR of GZU, College of International Education of GZU organized and held “GZU & HU—A Korean Culture Festival” on July 4. The festival is designed to offer students an opportunity to experience Korean culture, as well as preparatory and introductory class for students who are interested in going to Korea to study. This festival helps to strengthen the friendship between these two universities and countries, and open up another channel for international communication.
Hanyang University, as one of the key universities in South Korea , is a partner university of GZU . Founded in 1939, Hanyang University has a 70-year history, hosting more than 25,000 undergraduates and over 7700 graduate students, with more than 1000 professors and advanced equipment.
The Korean Culture Festival was open in the Roman Square (in front of the library), GZU at 15:00 on July 4. Mr. Bai Zheng, Party Secretary of College of International Studies , attended the festival and made a speech.
The Festival started with drum performances by 10 students from Hanyang University , winning applauses from the audience. Followed was modern Korean dance and music performance by Korean students, bringing the festival to a climax. Finally, the Korean students performed taekwondo dance together, and their wonderful movements and skills in Taekwondo drew a successful conclusion to the festival.
After the wonderful performance were other activities, such as trying on hanbok, Korean calligraphy and Korean games. Teachers and students present participated happily in the games and took pictures with students from Hanyang University .
This event helped to further promote cultural exchanges between China-ROK students, and offers a chance for students from GZU to truly appreciate rich and wonderful culture of Korea . It also helped students know more of Hanyang University , and thus offering a platform for future cooperation and exchanges between the two universities.
