Zigong Reuters (Reporter Maliza Photography Ye Weidong) Speaking of "Songkran Festival", many people think of the first is the traditional festival of Dai in Yunnan. However, in Laos, the annual Gregorian calendar of April 13-15 (or 14-16) is the Lao Buddhist calendar, also known as "Songkran" or Songkran. This festival is of the same significance to the Lao people as the Spring Festival of the Chinese people important. In the Department of International Economics and Trade of Sichuan Polytechnic Institute, there are a batch of Lao students studying abroad. On the 14th, they also spent a special New Year in Zigong, a foreign country.
festival:
Polytechnic's Lao New Year party
Tan Xianjun, a teacher at Sichuan Institute of Technology, is the current teacher in charge of these Lao students. According to him, a total of 29 Lao students were enrolled in this school. After graduating from their high schools, they were recommended to attend this school through the first semester of the 2015-2016 school year through the recommendation of the Education Department of Luang Namtha Province, Laos. There are also 35 foreign students from Nepal, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, France and India.
Talking about these 29 Laotian students, Tan Xianjun smiled. He told reporters that after the children came to school, they quickly integrated into the life and study of the school. The day was a traditional New Year in Laos. Together with other school teachers, he brought his children to the supermarket to buy ingredients, buy related items and spend the spring festival with them.
The reporter saw the dormitory downstairs grove, hanging colorful balloons, the grass has a large inflatable pool, which is filled with balloons, next to the bucket filled with beer, drinks, students are playing with water pistols play with each other; The sound of local pop songs in Laos, spirited boy picked up the microphone, singing; girls dressed up, come up with prepared ingredients, eating aside ... just like is a Grand party Teachers, classmates, dorm management, including reporters, see those who have, no one can not escape the water "wet body", ruthless, directly thrown into the pool, really no wet hey! Enthusiastic Laos classmates also hand-made pasta, fried potatoes, local cuisine and beer, invite everyone to enter the joy mode. Not only did they celebrate their own festival in a foreign country, but also let the people around them feel the charm of the exotic culture.
Activities gap, the reporter interviewed them to understand their life story in Zigong.
Learn:
With the help of teachers and students
21-year-old Xi Teng (Chinese name), freshman, some fickle. Chinese is not bad, he told reporters that he will be studying here for four years. Before he came to China to study in China with another Lao student Shaq (Chinese name), he had studied Chinese locally, and other students came from China after his study.
Usually in class, the teacher lectures, simple Chinese Xietang can understand, understand, but some of the more complex or difficult. "Fortunately, with the help of teachers and students do not understand can also check the dictionary." While the reporter was surprised he would use the Chinese dictionary, Xi Teng touch the phone, opened the electronic dictionary, "that's it, hehe."
Tan Xianjun told reporters that the school specifically arranged for them to teach Chinese teachers, but also with the school of humanities form a one-on-one pair. Because in addition to professional courses, Chinese is also their very important learning content. In particular, they must pass the HSK test (HSK) at least four levels while studying in China so that they can find a job smoothly after they return home. To this end, teachers are also online to help them buy textbooks to help them learn.
life:
Feel cold winter and Chinese year
Xi Teng told reporters that this is the second semester of their study from tribute, we have spent a winter vacation here, during this period the story is also very exciting.
Because the climate in Laos is only the dry and rainy season, the weather is hot throughout the year with the lowest temperature at 15 ℃. So, for Laotian students, there is no concept of winter. But last winter, let them experience a return to what is called "cold." Especially Zigong that snow, so grew up in Laos they first saw the snow, playing in the snow. There is a classmate because of living habits, the winter do not want to wear thick shoes, thick socks, wearing gloves, feet, hands frostbite, the teacher took the classmate to the hospital wiping medicine, but also with them to learn to go Buy cold clothing, students are gradually aware of the meaning of the word "cold". Reporter asked him what feeling the first time wearing down jacket, Xi Teng said: "warm."
At the same time, foreign students also spent their Spring Festival in Zigong. That day, the school organized a party to give them consolation payments, the teacher took them to "eat" dinner, so that they experience the depth of the Chinese atmosphere.
The usual life, the students also arranged vivid, and a classmate play football, visit the dinosaur museum, Salt Museum of history, watching the lantern festival, tour flowers, watching movies ...... For Zigong cuisine, Xi Teng's feeling is "spicy acceptable But too oily. "
Although mentioned in Zigong's life experience, Xi Teng and his classmates said "fun", "very good", but was asked homesick? Xi Teng and his classmates were still red eyes, but soon full of smile: "This summer vacation, long holidays, we will go back and look at the house."
Thanksgiving:
Simple way to express deep blessings
In the Songkran festival, there is a more traditional way - use pots filled with fresh water, and then sprinkle branches with water gently sprinkle on others. First of all, gently lightly shower on Taketsoo or the elderly and ask the elders to sprinkle on themselves and help each other to help others who want to be blessed. To show the new year, give each other the most sincere and good wishes.
On the same day, Laos students pulled the teacher in a chair and squatted around the teacher, asking the teacher to turn their hands upward and sprinkle it with water on the teacher's hand. His mouth laments the blessings in Lao if. Then they asked the teacher to sprinkle water on their heads with twigs ... In this simple yet ritualistic manner, they expressed their gratitude and deep blessing to teachers for taking good care of themselves in their studies.
