On 24 November, the Language and Culture Center of Jiangsu University held a  sharing session with the top ten contestants of the "2021 My  Story of Chinese Hanzi ". The top ten participants talked about their thoughts  and achievements in learning Chinese around the theme of "Learning Chinese is  not difficult". Chinese teachers and international students from Jiangsu  University attended and listened to the sharing session.

Organized by the  Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and hosted by  Xining Municipal People's Government and People's Daily Online, the global  finals of the "2021 My Story of Chinese Hanzi" Contest concluded successfully in  Xining, Qinghai Province on 12 October 2021. Yang Jing, a Zimbabwean  international student from Jiangsu University, won the Grand Prize. The Language  and Culture Center of Jiangsu University took the competition as an opportunity  to hold this exchange and sharing session, aiming to further promote the  enthusiasm of international students to learn Chinese and to promote the  exchange and mutual appreciation of civilizations from different countries. This  was also a teaching innovation activity carried out by the Language and Culture  Center. Jiang Yonghua, Vice Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Deputy  Director of the Language and Culture Center of Jiangsu University, delivered a  speech for the exchange; Zhao Xin, Head of the International Section of the  Academic Affairs Office of Jiangsu University, gave guidance for the  exchange.

Yang  Jing, an international student from Jiangsu University, was the host of the  event. The top ten contestants showed their talents and shared their ideas:  Christoph from Germany talked about his experience of learning Chinese on his  own and emphasized that the most important thing to learn Chinese was to speak  more. He suggested that we should look at the oracle bones to understand the  origins of Chinese characters and to overcome the biggest difficulty in learning  Chinese characters. Truth Tanishita from Japan believed that learning Chinese  well could not be achieved not only without the help of teachers and classmates  but also without one's diligence and hard work. By communicating with more  Chinese friends and studying together, we could greatly improve the efficiency  of learning Chinese. Charles from Congo (Brazzaville) talked about three reasons  that inspired him to learn Chinese: Chinese kung fu movies, the miracle of  Chinese development, and the influence of the Chinese market in his country,  which made him determine to become a "China expert". The methods he used to  learn Chinese were: speaking the language, learning to read, practicing writing  skills, and facing "making mistakes" bravely. Jingjing from Kazakhstan said that  her motivation to learn Chinese came from her parents' love for China. She  advised everyone to develop a spirit of perseverance and not to be afraid of  making mistakes. Li Cha from France believed that learning Chinese well would  bring him more opportunities, and his years studying in Beijing had made him  fall in love with the language. He believed that “love”, “curiosity” and  “understanding” were a must to learn one language well. Li Hongyu from Argentina  talked about his special relationship with the Chinese language. He believed  that if he viewed learning Chinese as a happy thing, he would always enjoy it.  He also expressed his idea of promoting the exchange and mutual appreciation of  civilizations between China and Argentina. Ma Li from Syria suggested that  taking the initiative to integrate into the Chinese language environment,  learning Chinese characters, vocabulary, and building a good foundation  consistently were the key to learning Chinese well.

The conference  was received well by teachers and international students of Jiangsu University,  who said that the "Top 10" of the global final of the "2021 My Story of Chinese  Hanzi" was a great opportunity to learn Chinese. The participants gave the most  vivid Chinese lessons - not only did they provide a valuable learning experience  for international students at Jiangsu University, but they also gave Chinese  teachers a clearer idea of how to improve their teaching, and gave the Language  and Culture Center a stronger impetus to continue its innovative teaching  activities.