清光同普照，四海倍清朗。9月17日，在中秋节即将到来之际，国际教育学院师生齐聚一堂，共庆佳节。

中秋节为我国传统节日，意在团圆幸福。我校留学生离家万里赴中国求学，很多学生也是第一次来到中国，值此佳节到来之际，难免有独在异乡为异客之感。国际教育学院特为学生组织了一次中秋茶话会，师生一道品茗、品尝各式月饼，了解中国传统文化。席间，学院老师通过茶道、书法、古琴等中国传统文化符号向同学们传达中国“家”文化背后的丰富内涵。参与此次活动的同学来自五湖四海，有着不同的文化背景，但是在这里他们亲身地体会到了中国的“和谐”、“团圆”和“爱”的文化理念。我校优秀毕业本科生，现在北大国际政治系攻读硕士学位的乍得学生托马也专程“回家”与我们共庆中秋佳节。他说他喜欢中国，很高兴重回母校与老师和新同学们共同庆祝这个团圆的节日。最后，大家一起合影留念，活动气氛其乐融融，来自不同国家的国际学生们都沉浸在中秋节日的喜庆氛围中，感受到了中秋佳节的暖意。

With the Mid-Autumn day around the corner, on 17^thSeptember, teachers and foreign students of School of International Studies came together and celebrated this traditional festival which means family reunion and happiness in Chinese culture. For most of our international students who study in China, it is their first time to leave home and travelled all the way to this strange land. To help them ease inevitable homesickness and know more about Chinese traditional culture, our school organized a tea party themed on Mid-Autumn Festival, on which teachers and students drunk tea and and try different kinds of moon cakes. And the impressive tea ceremony, calligraphy and Guqin performance given by the teachers conveyed the richness of Chinese home culture to the students.

The invited international students, who come from different lands breeding diverse cultures, experienced the harmony, unity and love contained in Chinese culture. Zha De, an excellent student who has graduated from CUPL and is pursuing his master degree in International Politics now in Peking University, also came back “home” to celebrate the moon festival with us. With a love of China, he said he was glad to come back to CUPL and joined the tea party.

At the end of the gathering, a group photo was taken to mark this special day, on which happiness and warmth stayed in the heart of all people presented.