International College Students of BFU Participated in the Cultural Activity “Listening to the Voice of Old Beijing Hutong”

1. source：International College
2. time：2021-04-21
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On the morning of April 19th,InternationalCollege students of BFU were invited to participate in the cultural activity“Listening to the Voice of Old Beijing Hutong”on Xue Yuan Road. The students explored old Beijing with Mr. A Long, a famous collector of old objects in Beijing.

During the event, BeijingHawker King A Longintroducedthe history and culture of old Beijing objects, and displayed various items sold in old Beijing on site, and deduced the voice of various old Beijing vendors. The students listened with great enthusiasm and actively interacted with Mr. ALong. At the end of the event, each student received a souvenir from A Long.

Students who had participated in the activity also expressed their feelings.

Muta from Pakistan said:During today’s activity, we heard pigeon whistles, winter hats, summer caps, ice cream cups, percussion sounds for various uses, animal bells, wooden belling sounds, organ sound for doctors calling patients, a ringing bell sound for an emergency case, sound for banking in a certain instrument, and so on.The artistMr.ALong gave us presents in the shape of thousand-year-old silver coins during his appearance and launch of goods; it was a kind gesture on his part that encouraged us to engage more with the presenter. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn about the former dynasties of Beijing, China.

Kombat from Ghana said:I am extremely glad to have been part of the activity. Though my level of Chinese couldn’t afford me understand everything, I enjoyed it to the maximum.It was interesting getting to know old Beijing’s cultural heritage and discovering the historical beauty of Beijing. It was also fun to meet new friends and having memorable photo shoots.I admired how the presenter was good at doing it and presented so well without just a struggle.China has a great cultural heritage and it needs to be protectedand preserved very well.

Parsa from Pakistan said：During his presentation and introduction of goods, Mr.ALong presented us gifts in form of thousand years old silver coins,whichwas really a kind action by him which urged us more interaction toward the presenter. It was really a fabulous event to get some know how about the past dynasties of Beijing, China. Here are some glimpse of the memories which we saved in camera after attending the precious and rare event.

It is reported that the International College organizedstudents to participate in the cultural activity of“listening to the voice ofold Beijing Hutong”,is one of the important forms for international students to“go out ofcampus,communicate with the community, experience Beijing andChina”, and it is of great significance to improve the sense of integration and happiness of international students in China.

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