To support the development of our university's Hainan International College, enhance international students' language practical abilities, and deepen their understanding of China's national conditions and culture, from October 28 to November 8, the School of Applied Chinese organized 108 undergraduate and intensive Chinese program students from 29 countries for a 12-day study tour in Hainan. Department leaders and teachers led the team.
Under the school's meticulous organization, the study tour group utilized the advanced educational facilities and support systems at Hainan International College, adopting a dual-track online and offline teaching approach to complete over 20 courses, including Advanced Mathematics and Business Negotiation. The students immersed themselves in the beautiful campus environment and convenient living facilities at Hainan International College. In their spare time, they interacted with Chinese students, staff from other institutions in the education park, and nearby villagers, achieving the goal of combining learning with practice and enriching the international atmosphere of the education park.
(All faculty and students pose for a group photo at the education park library)
(Students attend online classes in state-of-the-art classrooms)
In addition to academic courses, the study tour included a rich array of cultural study and social practice activities.
At the Betel Nut Valley Li Village, the students enthusiastically interacted with Li ethnic brothers and sisters, learning about the historical inheritance and customs of Li and Miao cultures, understanding China's policy of great ethnic unity, appreciating intangible cultural heritage techniques such as traditional Li spinning, dyeing, weaving, and embroidery, and experiencing firsthand how the once remote Li villages have embarked on a path of characteristic development toward prosperity and happiness through rural revitalization policies. Seeing several octogenarian Li grandmothers still skillfully weaving Li brocade, the students were amazed. They then personally experienced the fiery Li ethnic medicinal ointments and tasted the Li family specialty "bamboo basket meal," allowing the students to feel the unique charm of China's minority ethnic cultures.
(Group photo at Betel Nut Valley Scenic Area)
(The guide introduces China's ethnic unity policy to the students)
(The students watch Li elderly making Li brocade)
(The students experience traditional Li scraping therapy on site)
(The students experience the effects of Li medicine and taste Li ethnic "bamboo basket meal")
The Danjia Museum led the students into another unique historical and cultural world—the Danjia people's "boat as home" maritime culture. The students learned in detail about the history and maritime boundaries of the South China Sea, deeply moved by the Danjia people's indomitable, diligent, and brave ethnic spirit and survival wisdom, and truly experiencing the charm and inclusivity of Hainan's diverse cultures.
(Group photo at Danjia Museum)
(The students listen to the history of China's Danjia people)
At Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden, the students stepped into a magical green world, shuttling through dense tropical rainforests, observing various rare tropical plants up close, and listening to the guide explain the characteristics and uses of the plants. Every leaf and flower here exudes the vitality of life, allowing the students to deeply feel the magic and charm of nature. The students not only learned a lot about tropical plants but also understood Hainan's green development path in planting rich economic crops such as coffee and pepper.
(The guide explains the characteristics of various tropical economic crops to faculty and students)
(The students learn the names and characteristics of various tropical plants)
The study tour group also organized the students to visit the provincial capital Haikou, touring sites such as the Hairui Memorial Hall, Hainan Museum, Yundong Library, and Qilou Old Street. At the Hairui Memorial Hall, the students learned in detail about Hairui's life story, political ideals, and integrity spirit. The teachers on site explained the historical inheritance and new-era connotations of China's "integrity culture," with the upright, incorruptible, unyielding, and people-oriented integrity spirit represented by "Hai Qingtian" moving the international students from various countries. At Qilou Old Street, the students wandered in groups through the ancient buildings with Southeast Asian styles, as if listening to Haikou's past and present over more than 100 years, engaging in deep dialogues with China's traditional culture and modern civilization.
(The students pay tribute to Hairui's great personality and integrity spirit)
(Accompanying teachers explain the historical inheritance and new-era connotations of China's "integrity culture")
(Group photo in front of Hainan Provincial Museum)
(The students learn about the development of shipbuilding in the Ming Dynasty)
(The students listen to Hainan's historical changes)
(Group photo outside Yundong Library)
(The students wander through the Southeast Asian-style Qilou Old Street)
The students expressed that this study tour not only allowed them to appreciate Hainan's breathtaking natural scenery but also to understand the local unique cultural flavor and simple folk customs, experiencing the rich resources and distinctive charm of diverse cultures contained in the Chinese land, and inspiring them to further enhance their language and professional levels and deepen their understanding of China's national conditions and culture.
(Edited by: Chen Siyu)
