International students show off their cultures

Studentsfrom69countriesandregionssetupcolorfulboothsatPekingUniversityonSunday,introducingtheirculturestoChina.「PekingUniversitycontinuestorecruitmoreinternationalstudents.ThisfestivalisagreatopportunitytoinvolvediverseuniqueculturesintoChineseuniversitycampus,」ZhouQifeng,presidentofPekingUniversity,saidduringtheopeningceremonyof2012PekingUniversityInternationalCulturalFestival.WhileChinahasthelargestpopulationofstudentsstudyingoverseas,thecountryalsoreceivesmorethan300,000internationalstudents.Thatnumberisexpectedtoclimbto500,000by2020,saidChenYinghui,deputydirectoroftheDepartmentofInternationalCooperationandExchangesundertheMinistryofEducation.「Itisaglobaltrendforstudentsstudyingoverseas,andtheinternationalculturalfestivaloffersculturalimmersions,」shesaid.PollyAshmoreofLondonisstudyinghistoryatPekingUniversity.ButonSundaysheplayedadifferentrole: 「Abunnythatcandraw.」AsastaffmemberattheBritishbooth,AshmoredressedinabunnycostumeanddrewBritishnationalflagsonvisitors』faces.「I』mhavingalotoffun,」the23-year-oldsaid,addingthatshevisitedtheinternationalculturalfestivallastyearanddecidedtojointhestaffthisyear.WilliamVegaofPerudressedintraditionalPeruvianclothing,attractingattentionfrompassers-by.VegastudiesChineseatRenminUniversityofChina. 「Iamcomingtoofferhelptomyfriends,」hesaid.ChinesestudentWangXiaoarrivedatthefestivalwithfriendsaround9amandplannedtosamplesomeKoreanfoodattheinternationalfoodplaza.「Itisamini-WorldExpo,」the24-year-oldsaid.Aftervisitingseveralbooths,LukeJerviss,anexchangestudentfromtheUnitedStates,decidedtovolunteerattheColumbiabooth,pouringandhandoutcoffeetovisitors.「Myfriendjustaskedmetohelpbecausetheyweregivingaperformance,」the24-year-oldsaid.Jerviss,whoenteredPekingUniversitytwomonthsago,saidhehasalreadyfalleninlovewithlifeinBeijing.Thegoalofthefestivalistopromotephilanthropy.TheculturalfestivalhasalsohostedeventsincludinganAfricanSculptureexhibitionandDenmarkDay.Recommended News

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