Companied by the cooling autumn breeze and the fragrance of Osmanthus blossoms, ZISU ushered in 2278 "little pomegranate” in this beautiful autumn season. On the evening of September 19th, the 2016 opening ceremony for freshmen was held at the sports ground of Xiaoheshan campus.
Xuan Yong, the Party secretary, and Hong Gang, the president attended the ceremony together with other leaders of ZISU. Zhao Fa, deputy party secretary of ZISU, presided over the ceremony in both Chinese and English.
The opening ceremony of this year is divided into three chapters, which is the most grand since the founding of ZISU. It is a wonderful show of how ZISU make ceremony as an important starting point of constructing a diverse, elegant and modern campus culture.
At the ceremony, Xuan Yong dressed representatives of freshmen with badge in person, which marked the 2016 freshmen has officially become ZISUers, and wish them to open a new chapter of life in ZISU.
Hong Gang made a speech entitled “Be an Open and Inclusive ZISUer ", he welcomed the students from all over the country, and said that because of the same choice they get together.
In his speech, Hong Gang introduced to the freshmen the wonderful presentation of Hangzhou in the G20 Summit and how ZISU teachers and students won wide acclaim from the society with their professional services to G20 Hangzhou Summit. Hong Gang pointed out that the victorious holding of summit will become a new starting point towards the internationalization of Hangzhou, and ZISU will embark on a new journey to comprehensively improve the level of educational internationalization.
Hong Gang encouraged freshmen that in the next few years, the temperament of Hangzhou and temperament of ZISU will imperceptibly affect their spirit, he hoped everyone be an open and inclusive ZISUer under the influence and infiltration of internationalization of both the city and ZISU campus.
About how to be an open and inclusive ZISUer, Hong Gang requires students to do at least three points: first, to possess an open mind. The students are in the open era, which is the era of entrepreneurship, and innovation of the public. The open era need an open eye, a change of the mindset, and the boldness for innovation. Only if students always open eyes to see the world, it is possible for them to reach the new realm of life, and create a new world together. Second, students need to gain open knowledge. To be a ZISUer, one needs to keep an upright learning attitude and have a thorough understanding of both western and Chinese knowledge. As a multi-cultural and multi-language university, students should keep an open, tolerant and inclusive attitude, uphold an open and developmental pursuit, absorb and assimilate the essence of Chinese tradition and foreign culture, which is also the inner requirement of “erudition” of university motto. At the same time, the rapid development of the society also change our knowledge rapidly, thus students should keep a lifelong learning, and always walk in the forefront of social development. Third, students need to develop an open mind. In the road of pursuing of one’s dream, beside from flowers and applause, there will be rain and challenges. Each person will have different environment and opportunity as well as different difficulties and challenges, no matter where these students are and under what kind of situation, Hong Gang hope they could have an open, positive and healthy attitude of the world and life.
This year is 2016, of which “sixteen” is homophonic to the word “pomegranate” in Chinese, which is why 2016 freshmen were affectionately called as the "little pomegranate" by their seniors. During the ceremony, 11 "my favorite teachers” were invited to dress representatives of “little pomegranate” with school badge, together with ZISU leaders. Under the leadership of Ni Qihang, a music education freshman from School of Arts, All the freshmen take a solemn oath: remember the university motto of "virtue, perseverance, erudition, practicality", be courteous and trustworthy, noble and cultivated, diligent and persistent; try my best to grow and pursue my dream!
The ceremony entered into the second chapter. Lou Ling, a teacher from School of English Studies, introduced his experience in learning English to freshmen in fluent, beautiful American English, he told them that English is a kaleidoscope, from which you can found a new world. Luo Jianjun, the general manager of Yiwu commerce and Trade City, spoke as the representative of cooperative enterprise, who expressed strong support for the entrepreneurial innovation of ZISU students. Yang Yu, a 2013 Italian major from School of European Languages and Culture, introduced her experience in learning and entrepreneurship to freshmen as the representative of the seniors, and welcomed more students to join the ranks of entrepreneurship and innovation. Cheng Yuyun, a representative of freshmen, and guest host of this link, conducted an interactive interview with speakers. Finally, poetry recitation of "Zhejiang Youth" grandly expressed the pride and dream of ZISU freshmen.
On the stage, the teachers and students who contributed to the Hangzhou G20 summit with volunteer service and concierge reception dressed in neat volunteers clothing, showed how ZISUers served the summit with their solid professional knowledge as well as warm and thoughtful service to the freshmen.
The third part is for performance. With the three hosts of a teacher, a freshmen and a senior, the performance is characterized by gorgeous stage, beautiful melody, nimble dance, melodious voice and vivid language, which consisted of dance, rap, foreign songs skewers, martial arts, instrumental ensemble, and a cappella. Here in ZISU, different melodies, different cultures, different languages, converged in a very harmonious way.
"Seventeen Again” sung in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Italian
He Ying, a 2016 India freshmen sang a Chinese song "When You Are Old"
Martial arts performed by military training officers
Instrumental performance “The Rain”
"Little pomegranate” attracted by the wonderful programs
After the ceremony, the school leaders cordially shook hands with the acting personnel and took a group photo to mark the occasion.
The ceremony lasted for two hours, accompanied by autumn wind and drizzle, but the leaders, teachers, instructors, students and all acting personnel kept unmoved. None of them used a rain gear because they were deeply moved by the scene. Accompanied by melodious ZISU song, 2016 opening ceremony for freshmen slowly came to an end. With a moving and memorable night, the "little pomegranate" of ZISU opened their trip of chasing dream in university!
(English Press Corps Qin Yuyun Qian Chenyun Jiang Xiaoqi)
