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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

2007 International Cultural Festival <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> ----focus on display cabinets<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2007--10--18<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=192689314<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, Oct. 17th, 2007: the 4th International Cultural Festival<br />

(ICF) <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> is going to be held on October 20. As far as the display<br />

cabinets are concerned, what are the differences this year? Some details are as<br />

follow:<br />

―4th International Cultural Festival, my fourth time‖<br />

-----Dutch student Ma Qian<br />

Last year, the Holland display cabinet made a great success, especially the popular<br />

Christmas Father which was his own show. This year the Holland group has about<br />

15 people, including some students from Beijing Language and Culture <strong>University</strong>.<br />

They plan to make a different show this year. They are now preparing for a Holland<br />

wooden shoes dancing. Wooden shoes plays an important role in people‘s living in<br />

Holland and it is a typical craft <strong>of</strong> Holland. Ma Qian told the journalist that they design<br />

a game and will <strong>of</strong>fer some gifts. They will also make posters about sports, such as<br />

the famous Dutch football team. Their programs receive support from Dutch<br />

embassy in China. The embassy provide foods and garments for the festival.<br />

Chinese students, Indian dancing<br />

----Indian student Gao Xing<br />

Gao Xing, the only Indian student at <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, has attended the last three<br />

international festivals. This year he is busy with preparing for the programs. To our<br />

surprise, we will see Chinese dancers in Indian dancing. Gao Xing also promised<br />

that we would have delicious Indian food that day if we went to Indian display cabinet<br />

early. Gao Xing stressed that the festival provides a good opportunity to show Indian<br />

culture so he will do his best.<br />

Beautiful scenery, perfume, delicious food, music, that is France<br />

----French student Xi Lin<br />

This year, the theme <strong>of</strong> French display cabinet is nature. They try to show the<br />

harmony between nature and French people. Xi Lin went back to France this July<br />

and took back many posters showing beautiful scenery <strong>of</strong> southern parts <strong>of</strong> France,<br />

including Tahiti, where famous painter Paul Gauguin once lived, and other holiday<br />

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