On January 23rd, Guangxi University(GXU)heldthe 2025SpringFestivalEvedinner for foreign teachers and international students.Prof. Dr.Xiao Jianzhuang, Vice President ofGXU, attended the event.

On behalf ofGXU, Xiao Jianzhuang extended festive greetings and New Year wishes to the foreign teachers and international students participating in the event, expressing gratitude for their hard work and positive contributions. He hoped that through this event, the foreign teachers and international students could feel the atmosphere of the Chinese Spring Festival,know aboutChinese traditional customs,thusenhancingfriendship and understanding between each other.

In the morning, teachers and studentsfrom home and abroadparticipated together in the Spring Festival garden party to experience the charm of Chinese traditional culture. The event venue was bustling with excitement. The area for writing "Fu" characters and Spring Festival couplets was crowded with people. Teachers and students picked up brushpens, dipped them in ink, and wrote their best wishes for the New Year. The display areas for making lacquer fans and paintingPeking Operafacial masks also attractedmuch attention. Everyone made handicrafts by themselves to experience the charm of Chinese traditional handicrafts. Traditional games such as arrow-throwing into a jar and ring toss were also popular among teachers and students. Everyoneenjoyed themselves in the various activities. After the garden party, Chinese and foreign teachers and students went to the Dongyuan Restaurant together for the New Year's Eve dinner, tasting dishes with Chinese characteristics, and spending a peaceful, harmonious, and joyfulChineseNew Year together.

More than270 foreign teachers and international students participated in the event.Theyexpressed that the eventletthem to experience thethickatmosphere of the Chinese Spring Festival, feel the care and warmth ofGXU, and gain a deeper understanding of Chinese traditional culture and festive customs. In the new year, they will devote themselves with even greater enthusiasm to study and work, contributing to the development ofGXU.