On November 9th, the 15th World Cultural Festival opened with anticipation and enthusiastic cheers from all walks of life. After three years, the grand event restarted. Chinese and foreign people from all walks of life gather together to celebrate a multinational event and appreciate the beauty of world culture. Chen Qi, Deputy Director of the Exchange and Cooperation Department of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, Shi Youqi, Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Wang Junzheng, President of Outlook New Era magazine, Consul General and representatives from Russia, Belarus, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and other countries in Guangzhou, representative of the Shaoguan Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, representatives of Sun Yat sen University, South China University of Technology, Jinan University, South China Normal University and other universities, as well as a large number of Chinese and foreign teachers and students, participated in this grand event. Group photo of the opening ceremony (photo/Xinhua News Agency) Chen Qi, Deputy Director of the Exchange and Cooperation Department of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, on behalf of the Exchange and Cooperation Department of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, warmly congratulated the opening of the 15th World Cultural Festival and extended sincere greetings and best wishes to teachers and classmates who are also part of the international community. He stated that the successful hosting of multiple World Cultural Festivals is the result of actively exploring educational management services for international students in China, effectively promoting and deepening cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, disseminating Chinese concepts, and telling Chinese stories well. He expressed the hope that universities across the province will attach importance to and continue to do a good job in the work related to international students studying in China, continuously polish the golden signboard of "studying in Guangdong", and jointly promote the high-quality development of the "studying in China" cause in the new era. Chen Qi, Deputy Director of the Exchange and Cooperation Department of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, delivered a speech (as shown in the picture). Subsequently, the excellent performance of the Guangdong local lion dance team drew loud applause from the entire audience. Lion dance is a traditional folk performance passed down from generation to generation in China, and has now become a beautiful business card for China in the world cultural forest. Shi Youqi, Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and Business, gave a nod to the lion and announced the official opening of the 15th World Cultural Festival. After the exciting lion dance performance (as shown in the photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo/photo. The Spring rolls in Vietnam, the fried rice cakes in South Korea, the apple pie in Germany, the green curry in Thailand, and the Chicken Biscuits and wife cake in Guangdong make people dizzy with food stalls with different characteristics from more than 20 countries and regions. This is not only a collection of food, but also a blend and collision of international culture. The World Food Corridor Live (Image/Xinhua News Agency) According to Xinhua News Agency reporters, the event is themed at "Meeting the World Again at Guangwai" and consists of three parts: a series of lectures on foreign culture, the World Food Corridor, and a cultural evening. The World Culture Festival is an important component of Guangdong University of Foreign Languages and Trade's strategy of implementing international education development. It is also a platform for students from various countries to showcase local culture and achieve friendly exchanges. Wang Junzheng, the president of Xinshe News Agency, stated that friendship has zero time difference and every step knows no borders. Strengthening cultural cooperation and international youth communication and exchange is an important measure to promote mutual understanding and affinity among people of all countries, and jointly promote the development and progress of human civilization. The trend of "each beauty has its own beauty, and beauty is shared" is an irreversible development trend and the most sincere common aspiration of people from all over the world. Lixin Society will continue to work hard to tell the story of China and the cultural exchanges between people from all over the world