Int l students enjoy festival welcome By ZOU SHUO | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-02-06 07:34 Share CLOSE International students at Beijing International Studies University celebrated Little New Year－usually a week before Spring Festival－at one of their teachers home in Beijing on Thursday. [Photo provided to China Daily]
For Marcela Vazaves, the essence of celebrating the Spring Festival is to spend it with loved ones, whether it is with friends and teachers around her or with parents and relatives in Mexico online.
The senior student from Beijing International Studies University and two of her classmates were invited to a teacher s home to celebrate the Little New Year－usually a week before Spring Festival－on Thursday, making dumplings and learning about the culture behind Spring Festival, the most important holiday for Chinese people.
Two universities in Beijing announced on Saturday the winter vacation would start earlier than usual, in an effort to reduce the pressure of COVID-19 control on campus.
Guo Yong, deputy Party secretary of Tsinghua University, said on Saturday that the winter vacation for undergraduate students would last from Jan. 11 to Feb. 21. Graduate students and teachers engaged in teaching and research work are required to take the vacation between Jan. 14 and Feb. 19.
The school will strictly implement epidemic control measures on campus. Visitors are required to show healthy green codes or nucleic acid test certificates negative for COVID-19 before entering the school, Guo said.
In Beijing, two universities said winter vacation will start earlier to reduce the pressure of on-campus Covid-19 control.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Audiences, businesses quick to move online
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Shi Hejun, an 11-year-old student in Xi an, Shaanxi province, watches an online concert at home. XIE FANGFANG/XINHUA
Infections from COVID-19 had already become a public concern in China before the start of the Spring Festival holiday on Jan 25 as many people were preparing for annual family reunions during the weeklong holiday.
While the number of employees working from home during the outbreak rose, the integration of advanced technology, culture and entertainment helped them with daily life during tough times.
For example, smartphone users can access virtual travel at museums, buy new cosmetics, watch movies and online concerts, and even bid for artworks at auctions.
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