Original title The Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University held the Spring Festival get-together in 2019.
International Online Report (Reporter Sun Ling of China Radio International): On the evening of the 9th, the Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University held the 2019 Spring Festival get-together. China students and Israeli college students got together, guessing riddles, eating jiaozi, singing and laughing, and celebrating the arrival of the Spring Festival in China.
There is an innovative program at this year’s get-together. Everyone can take out their mobile phones and log on to a platform to participate in the Spring Festival custom prize-winning activities. The lively atmosphere is no less than grabbing red envelopes with WeChat. In the traditional talent show, not only China students performed programs, but also Israeli students were very enthusiastic. Two students challenged a difficult rap duet in Chinese, which won applause from everyone.
The rapper Chen Huan, an Israeli student, said that he had studied Chinese for two and a half years and liked the songs of Mayday and Wulan Tuoya very much. He likes the Spring Festival and Dragon Boat Festival in China. Last year, he participated in the Dragon Boat Festival on behalf of Tel Aviv University. He thinks that the Spring Festival in China is similar to the Jewish New Year, and both are family reunion festivals. He said: "The Spring Festival in China is a very interesting festival. There are jiaozi and red Spring Festival couplets. I think it is a very interesting tradition for all families to spend the New Year together. Jews also like to eat, sing and chat with their families during the New Year, and so on. "
Feng Xiao, a senior student at Tel Aviv University, sang a song "Young and Promising". Feng Xiao said that he studied Middle East Studies and Digital Media at Tel Aviv University, and was also responsible for the work of the Students’ Union. He liked the learning and living atmosphere of the school very much, and he would attend the Spring Festival get-together every year. He said: "My major is international, and students from more than 20 countries have studied together. I feel that it is a very rare experience for my whole life. I can get in touch with people from different places and increase my experience. For me, studying here is the right decision. I will attend the Spring Festival get-together every year, because it is a rare opportunity for everyone to get together. Usually, everyone is busy with their studies. During the Spring Festival, everyone can get together. The Confucius Institute provides a good platform for talented students to show their talents. Those who have no talents can also get together with friends and eat jiaozi, which makes them feel at home. "
Istai, a retired journalist from Tel Aviv University, is attending the Spring Festival get-together of Confucius Institute for the second time, and he is particularly excited to participate in such activities. He said: "I used to work in Tel Aviv University as a reporter. Today, I came to class and saw the poster of the Spring Festival party, so I came. The songs they sing are very nice and great. Just twenty or thirty years ago, almost no one here knew about China, Japan and South Korea. Now, there are many understandings and exchanges between countries. "
Wu Yang, Chinese dean of the Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University, said that because many students have holidays every Spring Festival, the get-together will be held in advance, providing opportunities for China and Israeli students to show their talents and exchange. Not only China students, but also Israeli students are very enthusiastic about signing up, because they like singing Chinese songs and eating jiaozi in China. Wu Yang said: "Hold a Spring Festival party in advance before students go home, bring together Israeli students and China students, publicize the Spring Festival culture in China, and provide a platform for Israeli students and China students to communicate with each other. At the same time, I also hope that those China students who can’t go home for the New Year will have a New Year atmosphere here and feel the taste of the New Year. "