GDUFS Held Gala to Celebrate 70th Founding Anniversary of PRC

North Campus, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, September 29^th 2019: In the grand Yunshan Hall at GDUFS, a high-profile art gala in celebration of the 70^th founding anniversary of the PRC, was held successfully. NING Xizhou, the Vice Leader of the "staying true to our founding mission" educating events of Guangdong Provincial Committee and the Vice President of Southern Medical University; SUI Guangjun, the Chairman of the University Board; WANG Tinghui; and JIAO Fangtai, Vice President of GDUFS, together with representatives from all faculties and departments joined the event.

The Hymn for Motherland

The audience was greeted by the Hymn of the Motherland, a combination of music, poems and art presented by the students from the school orchestra and the School of Journalism and Communication. Next followed by LUO Kaiyuan, a GDUFS alumni, and WANG Xinruo, the counsellor of Faculty of Asian Language and Culture, singing a song called Sweet Tunes and The Aroma of Flowers Are in the Air. The College of Art brought their dance A Chinese Ink Painting of Guangdong to the stage, presenting the unique charm embedded in traditional Cantonese culture.

Sweet Tunes and Aroma of Flowers are in the Air

A dance performed by students from the College of Art

Music was the most direct way to show people’s love of the country. The retired clerks of GDUFS gathered to express their respect for the nation by performing choruses named Today Is Your Birthday and Me and My Motherland. XIAN Tao and CAI Jingwen, teachers from College of Arts, gave a duet of The Road of New China. All performers amazed the audiences with their enchanting dancing, spectacular stage effects and magnificent vocals, gaining thunderous praise and applause from time to time.

Today Is Your Birthday and Me and My Motherland

The Road of New China

An enchanting dance

Next were brilliant shows given by the student drama team of GDUFS, Vows; the Art College of GDUFS followed with The Nation is Calling. Each performance delivered the students’ resolution of becoming the participants and constructors to develop a prosperous and bright future. FENG Yiqian, DAI Guiyu, ZHOU Peng, CHI Xiaoni, LIU Qianlin and WANG Mingzhe shared their experience and unshakable faiths as representatives of Chinese teacher, student and volunteer groups in the show named Talk to Our Dear Country.

Vows

Dreams are Calling

Talk to Our Dear Country

Representatives from the School of Journalism and Communication and College of Arts recited the poem named Achieving Our Dreams, in which the revolutionary spirits of Cantonese people were praised. At last, all the performers and audience sang I Love You, China together, expressing their sincere wishes and blessings to the 70^th founding anniversary of their beloved country.

Achieving Our Dreams

I Love You, China

Audience Waving Flags and Singing I Love You, China

Group photo of every performer