Foreigners show their love for Nansha through cultural events

The opening ceremony of the 2nd Nansha Cultural Exchange and Chinese Language Class was hosted in Guangzhou’s Nansha district on May 29.

Foreigners demonstrate their works at the event. [Photo by Xie Ziliang/gznsnews.com.cn]

More than 40 talents from 22 countries including Pakistan, Niger, Britain, Italy, Australia, Israel and the United States spoke at the ceremony.

Foreign talents gathered to share the past experience of their first event, and used Chinese poetry to show their Chinese language skills. The opening activities gave the event a good start.

Previous students used videos to express their love for Chinese training exchange activities, and their emotion and joy in their work and life in Nansha.

The recitation of a Mao Zedong poem revealed the students' love for Chinese history and culture.

A calligraphy work which means "Building Dreams in the Bay Area , talents gathered in Nansha" was presented to the event organizer to express their thanks to the care they felt in Nansha.

The foreigners attend the activities. [Photo by Xie Ziliang/gznsnews.com.cn]

“So good public language courses are not available to people with temporary visas in other countries,” the Eames family from Australia was granted a permanent residence permit last year.

Mark Eames' wife came to the event with their son. "In the first event, my husband and I were both students. This time we also let our son join in. The support of foreign talents in Nansha is great. We are honored to be Nansha people. ”

Conner Doherty, from Britain, said:"In-depth study of Chinese is conducive to my continued study of Chinese history and culture, and it is more convenient for me to teach English in Nansha. Of course, my active engagement in learning Chinese expresses my inner respect for Nansha."

New practical oral lessons, common Chinese characters, outdoor shopping classes, and Nansha foreign talent policy sharing activities have been added this time.

The June Dragon Boat Festival Cultural Experience Class, the July International Cultural Festival, the August Multicultural Exchange and the September International Food Sharing Campaign continued to focus on the interaction between local culture and multiculturalism.

The staff in charge of the work said that the continuous training programs and exchange activities are positive implementation of the policies of the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Nansha will strive to build an internationally influential talent development platform at home and abroad and an international environment suitable for business with an open and inclusive atmosphere, according to the organizer.