Dragon Boat Festival is one of the mostimportant traditional festivals in China. On the afternoon of June 6th,��Bamboo leaves fragrance, dream of China�� activity was successfully held in theInternational Canteen (West), Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University. The eventwas organized by the Foreign Expert & Student Service Center, InternationalCollege, Zhejiang University. This activity attracted many internationalstudents to explore the charm of traditional Chinese culture.
Withthe soothing music, the activity began. The activity was divided into twoparts: good-looking sachet and delicious Zongzi (also called rice dumpling). Thehost first briefly introduced the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, and QuYuan (a great ancient poet), sachet, Zongzi, dragon boat and other relevanthistorical and cultural knowledge and customs. Then through watching a shortvideo, students had a more intuitive understanding of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Students started to make sachet under the guidance of our instructors.Though at first it was quite difficult to thread the needle, many boys did notgive up, they slowly mastered the methods and techniques. One needle, onethread, the embroidered side of the sachet was made. Then they placed theChinese herbal medicine in the sachet, tightened the mouth and stitched edges.Everyone was having fun. Finally, the teachers of Foreign Expert & Student ServiceCenter selected the three most beautiful sachets and presented the souvenirs tothe winners.
Aftertrying to make a sachet, students were eager to try Zongzi. When the hostannounced the start, they carefully followed the staffs to learn how to wrapthe Zongzi. Soon, rectangular, triangular, and horn-shaped Zongzi werepresented in creative ways. Different from making a sachet, this time, the��Ingenuity Award�� was selected, and the three most different and most creative Zongziwere on the list.
After on-the-spot teaching and hands-on experience, ��Bamboo leavesfragrance, dream of China�� activity came to the end. This activity has enabledthe international students to learn about the origin of the Dragon BoatFestival, feel the folk customs and have a deeper understanding of Chinesetraditional culture. In the Q&A session, students showed a strong interestin Chinese traditional culture. At the end of the event, each participantreceived a souvenir prepared by the Foreign Expert & Student Service Centerand took a group photo.
