"China is rising and getting stronger, it's not quite the same as I thought China would be, it's just so awesome and crazy! It was very interesting to experience all this in Ningbo, China, and I will definitely share it with my buddies when I go back so they have to come and see China and come to Ningbo!" Jenny, a German student, said with delight.
Jenny, a student at the University of Applied Sciences for Design and Communication in Hamburg, Germany, attended the first "Chinese Culture and Chinese Branding" course for international students at Zhejiang Wanli College with seven other students.
Deeper into the campus, in-depth experience of the wonderful Miles Reunion Day
The eight international students participated in the learning and sharing session on the theme of "Civilization starts from the details" and the group day activity on the theme of "Lucky to meet with the Party", etc. Through three interactions, i.e. ancient civilization, idiom civilization and letter civilization, the international students felt what is Chinese civilization. Through the three interactions, i.e. ancient civilization, idiom civilization and letter civilization, the international students felt what Chinese civilization is and both sides had a meeting of ideas on the topic of "civilization". They also played balloon stepping, werewolf killing and tea party together.
Chinese student Wenxin He said, "The different cultures of China and the West were exchanged, which promoted my understanding of German culture and broke my mind." "I was all exposed to it for the first time, and my favorite one was playing double stepping balloon, which was very interesting." Selina, an international student, said.
Step into life and feel the warmth of a Chinese family first hand
Zhejiang Wanli College students also had a one-on-one teaming with German students. The hospitable Chinese families changed their ways to let the German students experience different traditional Chinese cuisines, Ningbo dishes, hot pot, dumplings ......Selina said, "I am a vegetarian, the Foo Fei Zhi who received me The family took special care of me, I was amazed how they could make the vegetables so good, Chinese food is so delicious!" "Chinese meat often contains bones, which is unusual for me." Patrick said with surprise.
During the whole exchange, not only the German students learned about the daily life of the Chinese family, but also the Chinese parents learned a little bit about Germany from the German students. The Chinese parents said, "I am very glad that the German students came to our family, we got along very well and learned a lot of valuable things from each other. Through the exchange with them, I feel more at ease when my daughter goes to study in Germany in two years." Nikla said, "During the time I spent with the Chinese family, I learned that the Chinese people are very open-minded and the Chinese people are kind and friendly, and I hope there will be similar opportunities in the future."
Visiting companies to focus on the power of Chinese companies together
Recently, the German and Chinese students also visited different companies. They visited Ningbo Junsheng Electronics Co., Ltd, which is a global excellent supplier of auto parts, mainly dedicated to the R&D and manufacturing of intelligent driving system, auto safety system, new energy vehicle power management system and high-end auto functional parts assembly. Through the promotional film, the introduction of supporting facilities and the visit to the first-line digital workshop, the German students were all impressed. Such a young and ambitious high-tech company made them feel that China's technology is too powerful. "The creation of a smart factory with automatic production, production assurance, system support and automatic logistics turned my mind upside down, I have never seen such a company before. It was amazing for me to really see how German car parts are produced in Ningbo, China." Niklas said.
The German and Chinese students also went to Ningbo Boyang Holding Group Co., Ltd. and visited Boyang Home Textiles, Tang Shi Online Shopping Office, and Creative 157, and experienced the busy feeling of "preparing for Double 11", and felt the multiple processes of denim fabric and proofing. The German students were very surprised that the sales of Ningbo Boyang Holding Group Co. The Chinese and German students were particularly interested in the Creative 157. The low rental price and comfortable environment of the park provide entrepreneurs with good working space, network space, social space and resource sharing space. The German students also exchanged WeChat with the staff of Ningbo Boyang Holding Group Co., Ltd. "It's fantastic to start a business here, I can bring my German jewelry business here and do it, and I'm very much looking forward to working with here." Niklas said.
In their spare time during the course, the German students not only went to the campus and visited companies, but also went into Chinese homes and learned about the real Chinese culture through authentic Chinese home cooking. Afterwards, more Chinese students will come to the Hamburg campus to study in Germany.
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