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G7 Non-native Chinese: Activities Of The Double Ninth Festival

October 25, 2022

“On September 9th, looking up at the sky, the Wild Geese flew south in the autumn wind, and the tourists enjoyed themselves in the blooming chrysanthemums.” During the crisp days of October, the seventh-grade students and teachers of SHSID non-native Chinese department have carried out a series of wonderful cultural activities as the Double Ninth Festival is coming.

As a traditional Chinese festival, the Double Ninth Festival is also warm and caring for the elderly. In order to encourage the students to understand and feel the culture and traditional customs, Ms Huang, the teacher of the Chinese group, gave a special lecture on Chongyang. How did the ancient people celebrate in Chongyang? What are the symbolic meanings of climbing and drinking chrysanthemum wine? Everyone listened attentively and exclaimed from time to time. Subsequently, Ms Huang showed and introduced a Chinese character “Xiao(孝)” to the students. From her speech, students learned that respect for the elderly is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, which is steeped in a strong humanistic concern.

After the lecture, students made greeting cards for their elders by hand. These vivid pictures and touching words contain the sincerest wishes of the children to their loved ones and express beautiful wishes.

After returning home, many students shared videos of giving greeting cards to their parents and elders. Some students recorded the daily moments of walking and chatting with their parents, giving a hug, and expressing their deep love. In the happy atmosphere, the feelings of respecting and loving take root in the hearts of the children.

As an old Chinese-saying goes, “character is the essence of a person, while filial piety is the most important character.” Respect for the elderly as the essence of thousands of years of the Chinese nation's brilliant culture, has a long history. Through this Double Ninth Festival activity, teachers and students have deepened their understanding of the excellent Chinese traditional culture, they have realized that respect and care for the elders should start from now on, even in small daily acts, to continue the traditional Chinese virtues of respecting and loving the elderly.

Written by Zuo Tianyu

Pictures by Johnson

Edited by Serene Yang, Niall Keenan