On April 20, 2025, International Chinese Language Day will be celebrated as scheduled. This day carries the legend of Cangjie's creation of the Chinese character “Heaven rains corn, ghosts cry at night”, and also echoes the “Grain Rain” in the 24 Chinese Solar Terms, which implies that Chinese characters nourish civilization like the spring rain. The theme of this year's event, “A Gift Through Time and Space”, takes Chinese as a link, connecting ancient and modern wisdom and conveying friendship across borders. At Binzhou Vocational College, international students experienced an immersive cultural journey, interpreting the deep meaning of “Gift” with their actions - language as a bridge, civilization mutual learning!

“International students, in the guise of ”festival bloggers“, talked about the farming traditions and folk customs of the rainy season through their public blogs, and brought their global fans to feel the vitality of ”rain produces all kinds of grains". The program will bring the global fans to experience the vitality of “the rain gives birth to a hundred grains”.

From script conceptualization to shooting and editing, the international students independently created short videos, capturing the magnificence of Binzhou Yellow River Building, the elegance of the Zhonghai Sea and the fighting spirit of the Games, and sending out an “invitation letter to Binzhou” to the world.

A paper and a cut, skillful hands fly. The international students followed the teacher to learn to cut out the word “peace”, comprehending the Chinese aesthetics between the square inches and integrating the good wishes into the traditional patterns.

Stroke the seven strings, and the sound will surround you. In the guqin class, the international students experienced the fingering techniques of “wipe, pick, hook, tick”, and touched the spiritual world of Chinese literati in the distant sound of the qin.

With curiosity and expectation, the international students went out of the classroom to conduct a unique social interview - “What do you want to say to yourself ten years later”. They recorded their love for life and their vision for the future in Chinese.

You draw me guess, idiom solitaire, Chinese character puzzles ...... International students unlocked the charm of Chinese in laughter. With Chinese as a boat, the international students sailed to the starry sea of Chinese culture with curiosity and love.

Looking forward to the next encounter, let's continue to write more beautiful stories in Chinese!