Traditional Thai Festival at GDUFS

Dec. 10^h--The curtain rose at GDUFS marking the opening ceremony of the Water Lantern Festival, also known as the Tail Loy Kra Thong Festival. This is a traditional Thai celebration. During the celebration, it is customary for people in Thailand to make water lanterns, dance and sing, and hold a Thai-style parade where they put lanterns all along the rivers. This year, GDUFS students got to witness the splendor and fascination of this Thailand national festival right on campus, tasting traditional Thai food and feasting their eyes on the glamourous Water Lantern Ladies.

The settings of the Thai Water Lantern Festival

Tail Loy Kra Thong Festival  A Grand Cultural Occasion at GDUFS

At the opening ceremony were Mei Bizhen, General Consul of the Thai Consulate General in Guangzhou; Sui Guangjun, Party Secretary of GDUFS; and Vice President Fang Fanquan. Mr. Sui stated that GDUFS is dedicated to building itself as a high-level university specializing in Internationalization, thereby their cooperation with Thailand is greatly valued and the exhibition of Tail Loy Kra Thong Festival is a great way for the students of GDUFS to broaden their horizons, strengthen their communication with Thai students, and foster the cultural exchange between China and Thailand.

Sui Guangjun giving a speech

Mei Bizhen warmly praised the language ability of the students majoring in Thai and she also introduced the origin and celebration of the Loy Kra Thong Festival. Finally, on behalf of Thai Consulate General in Guangzhou, Mei Bizhen expressed her gratitude to GDUFS by presenting a souvenir of a Water Lantern.

Mei Bizhen Presenting a Souvenir to GDUFS