On July 18th, the theme event "Talk about hometown at Lingnan together with foreign friends" kicked off in Foshan City. Twelve international students from Southern Medical University from nine countries including Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Madagascar visited the Magang Village in Ronggui Street, who paired up with students from Magang Primary School as a team for social activities. Through cultural exchanges, they learned about the intangible cultural heritage and local customs in Mangang, experiencing the development of rural areas in China benefiting from the rural revitalization strategy.

It is learned that Southern Medical University has a deep connection with the place, establishing its Shunde campus in Magang, Ronggui in 2007. During the event, these international students introduced their countries' cultures to the children from Magang through local music, pictures, and other content. Afterwards, the kids introduced the history of Magang village to these foreign friends and together they made traditional delicacies called chicken biscuits (a kind of traditional Cantonese biscuits that looked like small chicken, made of nuts and pork, and tasted sweet and salty).

Ma Shuaibo from Afghanistan is a senior student majoring in stomatology at the First Clinical Medical School of Southern Medical University. Having lived and studied in the Shunde campus for two years, he has a different feeling about Magang Village: "The environment and atmosphere here are very good for study. The construction and development of Magang are beyond my imagination. When I return to my country, I often share what I have seen and heard during my study in China with my family and friends."

The person in charge of the School of International Education of the university said that there are nearly a thousand international students in the university, and the university hoped they can personally experience the changes brought about by rural revitalization by visiting local villages in person.

This event not only opens a new window for international students to learn more about China, but also offers a new path for the children of Magang Primary School to explore the world. The relevant person in charge of Magang Village said that they would take this event as an opportunity and further promote cooperation between the Shunde campus of Southern Medical University and the village to encourage more Chinese and international students to participate in local dragon boat and lion dance activities in rural areas, thus promoting cultural exchanges.

制作非遗美食、学习水墨国画……这群外国留学生走进乡村感受发展魅力

7月18日， “四海同心访岭南，携手前行话家乡”主题活动在广东佛山举行，来自土库曼斯坦、哈萨克斯坦、马达加斯加等9个国家的12名南方医科大学外国留学生走进容桂马冈村，与马冈小学的学生结对组建社会实践队伍，通过文化交流了解马冈非遗技艺、风土人情，直观感受乡村振兴战略下中国乡村的发展魅力。

据了解，南方医科大学于2007年在容桂马冈建起顺德校区。活动中，多位留学生通过音乐、图文等方式向台下的孩子们介绍自己国家的文化，而后，马冈的孩子们又向这些外国友人介绍马冈村史故事，并与远道而来的新朋友一起制作非遗美食鸡仔饼。

来自阿富汗的马帅博是南方医科大学第一临床医学院口腔医学专业的大四学生，曾在顺德校区生活学习两年的他，谈起马冈村有着不一样的感受：“这里的学习环境和氛围非常好，马冈村的乡村建设和发展都超乎想象，我回国的时候经常和家人朋友分享在中国留学的所见所闻。”

南方医科大学国际教育学院相关负责人表示，南方医科大学有近千名外国留学生，希望通过组织留学生深入当地乡村，亲身感受乡村振兴带来的蝶变。

此次活动不仅为外国留学生打开一扇了解中国的新窗口，也为马冈小学的孩子们打开一扇看向广阔世界的窗口。马冈村相关负责人表示，将以此活动为契机，以基层农村为平台，进一步推动与南方医科大学顺德校区的校地合作，让更多中外学生参与到当地龙舟活动、龙狮活动中，促进传统文化交流。

文、图丨羊城晚报全媒体记者 杨苑莹 通讯员 季颖
翻译丨白心怡
责编丨古司祺
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