{"id":14015,"date":"2019-02-10T12:38:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T20:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=14015"},"modified":"2019-02-10T15:36:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T23:36:26","slug":"occidental-college-cssa-spring-festival-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=14015","title":{"rendered":"Occidental College CSSA Spring Festival Gala shares Chinese cultures on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

With only about 100 Chinese international students, Occidental College Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) gave a wonderful Spring Festival Gala with lion dance, Chinese traditional folk dance and music instruments performances in Thorne Hall on campus on the evening of February 9th.<\/span><\/p>\n

Occidental College CSSA president Yuzhe Zhu, senior Economic student, he said : ” the gala performers are all from the college’s Chinese international students, we are not only to entertain ourselves, also we want share our Chinese cultures with local communities.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Also through the gala, we want to spread those messages to our classmates and professors in this college”, “To grow is to be challenged and fail, but to still continue in firm strides,\u00a0International students have been through many obstacles, not only in the learning process, but also in our lives, we will encounter all kinds of ups and downs.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Professor XiaoHuang Yin from American Studies Department delivered the best wishes to the CSSA GALA on his remarks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lion Dance Performance – JC Culture Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shannon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Alex\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lizzie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Professor XiaoHuang Yin from American Studies Department speech.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Nation of Greatness and Courtesy” – Elaine Chen\/ Shannon Xu\/ Chole Yin\/ Junlica Meng\/ Jiani Chen<\/span><\/p>\n

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Life in Full Bloom\u201d – Max Peng<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cHua Hao Yue Yuan\u201d\/ \u201cBu Bu Gao\u201d\/ \u201cBa Gen Lu Cha Hua\u201d- UCLA Music of China Ensemble<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDa Yu\u201d & \u201cA Spray of Plum Blossoms\u201d – Maya Mei<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hip-hop dance \u201cFire\u201d – Chloe Yin & Junlica Meng<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cXi Yang Yang\u201d – Jiani Chen<\/span><\/p>\n

Gu Zheng is a traditional Chinese instrument. It has a history of more than 2,500 years. Gu Zheng players often wear finger pricks made from materials such as plastic to play the magnificent instrument.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDivine Lotus\u201d – Elaine Chen<\/span><\/p>\n

Dancing is not only a form of art but also the bridge connecting the past and the future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe World Outside\u201d – Alex Lin<\/span><\/p>\n

To grow is to be challenged and fail, but to still continue in firm strides. Alex for his song \u201cThe World Outside\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CSSA president Ryan Zhu performance-Perfect Symphony<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u201cThree Preludes\u201d – Linjing He<\/span><\/p>\n

Musical talent Lin Jing playing her composition of \u201cThree Preludes\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cLong Wen\u201d – Violet He<\/span><\/p>\n

The song \u201cLong Wen\u201d has classical lyrics set to popular, contemporary music. It describes the culture that connects us with harmony. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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