On January 10, 2022, Foreign Experts’ Experience Activity of Chinese Culture “Happy Laba Festival, Experiencing Chinese New Year”, which was sponsored by Hebei Provincial Department of Science and Technology (Hebei Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs) and undertaken by Hebei Fanzhi Technology Co., Ltd., was held in Shijiazhuang. 12 foreign experts from Hebei University of Science and Technology and Shijiazhuang Tiedao University attended the activity.
As one of the series of Chinese culture experiencing activities “Services Warming People’s Hearts and Activities Gathering People’s Hearts” held by Hebei Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs for foreign experts in Hebei, this activity aimed to enhance foreign experts’ understanding of traditional Chinese culture, feel the charm of traditional Chinese festivals and Chinese culture, and reduce the strangeness of foreign experts after coming to Hebei.
The event coincided with the “Laba Festival”, a traditional Chinese festival. The lion dance was performed at the scene of the activity. The vivid performance was applauded by foreign experts, so that they felt a strong festive atmosphere. Foreign experts from Shijiazhuang Tiedao University put on the lion’s head to learn and experience the performance skills of lion dance on site and feel the charm of traditional Chinese lion dance. The intangible cultural inheritors were invited to perform traditional folk art of “Painting Sugar Figurine”, and the lifelike sugar figurines were highly sought after by foreign experts.
In a relaxed and happy atmosphere, making lanterns and curing Laba garlic were also popular among foreign experts. Foreign friends experienced Chinese traditional culture and customs in person, and their faces were filled with happy smiles.
The representatives of foreign experts said that they deeply felt the care and love of Hebei Provincial Department of Science and Technology (Hebei Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs) through the activity, so that they felt the warmth of home in a foreign land. All of us would work harder, shine in our respective posts and make greater contributions to accelerating scientific and technological innovation in Hebei and enhancing international friendship.
Next, Hebei Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs would implement more active, open and effective policies for introduction of talents and intelligents, create a favorable environment for employment and entrepreneurship, and improve management and services for foreign experts, so that foreign experts could better understand Hebei and China, and improve their sense of belonging and happiness, foreign experts could participate in grand practice of Hebei’s reform and development, drive more foreign experts to work in Hebei, and provide a broad space for foreign experts who are willing to come to Hebei to display their talents and realize their career dreams.
Wang Zhongqun, Director of Foreign Experts Affairs Management Division of Hebei Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Deputy Director Sun Yifang, First-level Investigators Liu Hongwei and Chang Wenli attended the activity.
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