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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 />

<strong>PKU</strong>‘s 106 Anniversary: First<br />

International Cultural Festival<br />

By Ma Keke<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2004--04—24<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=82950789<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS Beijing April 24,2004: <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> celebrates its 106th<br />

anniversary today. Alumni <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> gather together at <strong>PKU</strong>. Alumni <strong>of</strong> South-west joint<br />

university and those <strong>of</strong> Yan Jing <strong>University</strong> celebrate their anniversary respectively.<br />

Most alumni are sharing common young and energetic appearing despite <strong>of</strong> their<br />

senior age. They bear the spirit <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> really.<br />

The Centennial Auditorium witnesses another wonderful occasion in the meantime:<br />

the first international culture festival <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>. Aiming at strengthening<br />

understanding among youth and furthering exchange among different cultures,<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> has organized the 1st International Culture Festival as part <strong>of</strong> its<br />

celebration <strong>of</strong> 106th Anniversary. A series <strong>of</strong> activities including an Exhibition <strong>of</strong><br />

International Cultures, recreational games and sports, and a carnival held during the<br />

Festival under the guidelines <strong>of</strong> ―inheriting the best traditions <strong>of</strong> the university and<br />

promoting integration between Chinese and foreign cultures; strengthening alumni<br />

feeling for the alma mater and facilitating contact among the alumni; galvanizing<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>‘s overseas exchange programs and building a world-class<br />

university.‖<br />

From the exhibition, we can experience the different glamour <strong>of</strong> different cultures.<br />

The foreign students at <strong>PKU</strong> stand in the booths representing their own country and<br />

warmly introduce their motherland to the students. During the carnival, foreign<br />

students give us wonderful performance. The first program is a popular<br />

song—embracing tomorrow, performed by students from more than ten countries.<br />

Then, Students from South Korea perform hip-pop and also their traditional dance. A<br />

French student performs Ping Shu, Chinese story-telling, about Zhang Fei and Zhu<br />

Ge Liang. A Mongolian student sings a song accompanied by guitar. Girls from<br />

Vietnam dance gently and beautifully. All these programs are warmly welcome by<br />

audiences.<br />

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