At 3p.m. on October 20th, over 60 students from Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Yemen and other countries gather in classroom 409 of Boya building to participate in a paper cutting activity where they experience the charm of Chinese paper cutting art. The intangible cultural heritage expert He Hongyue explained to the students the history, cutting methods and skills of the paper cutting art and taught them how to practically cut flowers, birds, some other animals and people. She also shared with them the origin and characteristics of the flower “Double Happiness”.

During the course of the activity, most of the overseas students were deeply amazed by the charm of the Chinses traditional paper cutting art. In astonishment, they quickly learned the folding methods, picked up their scissors and begun learning the cutting skills carefully. Although it was their first time learning the Chinese traditional paper cutting art, the astonished and enthusiastic students produced many surprising and inspiring works.

All the students considered Sasha (A Russian student) Work (The Chinese character “spring”) as very great.

Culture has a mystical power and influence on our lives. And we believe that under the influence of Chinese culture, more foreign students will be inspire by Chinese culture and become a friendly messenger of Chinese culture to the world, carrying the essence of Chinese culture to the world and taking root everywhere they take it.