On May 26, the 6th”Discover China” Lecture for HUST International Students was delivered in D107 of D9 Building. Approximately dozens of international students from all over the world attended the lecture themed as The Beauty of Chinese Traditional Costumes.
The lecturer Zhou Rong from School of Humanities in HUST, the former President of Yu Shan Chinese Traditional Culture Club, had organized a series of lectures and activities to promote the Chinese traditional culture, which were highly praised by teachers and students on campus. The lecture started with the introduction of four kinds of Chinese style Costumes, including Han Costumes, Tang Suit, Chinese Tunic Suit and Cheongsam that the students were mostly familiar with about Chinese costumes. After demonstrating their styles and design, Zhou invoked a question to all the audience, “Do you know what the Statue of Confucius in front of D9 Building is wearing?” With their interest greatly increased, the International Students were surprised to know the answer was Han Costume. Closely followed is the delicate introduction of Han Costumes, the representative of Chinese traditional costumes in Zhou’s opinion. Plenty of vivid pictures from ancient to modern times together with four or five real suits of Han Costumes inserted a clearer idea into the mind of the audience, and then Zhou explained to them the historical reasons for Han Costumes’ evolution, how its styles changed along dynasties, and the typical embroidery of Han Costumes. As a result, the international students were completely overwhelmed by the charm of Chinese Traditional Costumes. Zhou also conducted some discussions that deepened the topic and drove the audience into further thinking like What are the differences among Han Costume, kimono and hanbok? How could traditional costumes survive and develop in modern society?
In closing, there was interaction part set as Trying on Han Costumes. Some international students tried on the Han Costumes and experienced closely about the ancient Chinese lifestyle. The 90-minute lecture flew quickly and some international students even said they would like to explore more about the topic.
“Before this lecture I just knew that cheongsam was beautiful, but today I’m so glad to know that China created so many elegant traditional costumes. I hope that the classic designs and embroideries can survive and even develop in modern times by adding some fashionable elements to attract the young, which is challenging but really meaningful.” said Nafosatkhon Tojiboeva from Uzbekistan. “Why don’t Chinese wear the traditional costumes in some meaningful or formal occasions since you do have such great creations? I believe it will be a good idea to pass it to the tradition through generations,” suggested by Salman Ali Shah from Pakistan.
It is reported that Discover China Lectures for HUST International Students is sponsored and organized by the School of International Education. It aims at opening a window of China to international students at HUST, and it is organized every month. Experts and specialists are invited to deliver lectures regarding many aspects of China.
“发现中国讲座”带国际学生了解中国传统服饰
5月26日晚，华中科技大学国际学生人文讲座第六期开讲，主题是“中国传统服装之美”，吸引了数十名来自世界各地的国际学生参加。
本次的主讲嘉宾是我校人文学院中文系的本科生、瑜山国学社前社长周荣，她曾积极开展讲座和活动以推广中国传统文化，获得在校师生好评。讲座一开始，她简单介绍了大家比较熟悉的汉服、唐装、中山装和旗袍这四种典型的中式服装，展示了它们的形态。接着，她对现场的国际学生抛出了一个问题：“你们知道东九前的孔子像吧？你们知道他穿的是什么衣服吗？”知道答案是汉服之后，大家顿时兴趣高涨。接着周荣顺势介绍了她认为最能展示中国传统服饰特色的汉服，她解释道：“其实汉服并不单指汉朝的服装，它代表一个服装体系。”接着她详细介绍了汉服的四种基本款式及其特点，并特别向观众们解释了汉服中首次出现衣裤制的历史原因、汉服在历朝历代的演变以及汉服的标志性装饰等，整个展示不仅配以丰富的图片，还有四五套实物作为参考，大家深深地被中国传统服饰的魅力所吸引。周荣同学还特别地提出了讨论：汉服与韩服和服有什么区别？在现代中国如何保存和发展中国的传统服装文化？一系列问题使得话题不断深入，引起了大家的讨论和深思。
讲座结尾还设置了汉服体验环节，国际学生们现场试穿了老师带来的汉服，更加深入地体会了中国古代的生活方式和形态。一个半小时的讲座在周荣同学生动的讲解中很快过去了，不少国际学生都表示意犹未尽。
“以前我只知道中国的旗袍很美丽，这次讲座让我知道了原来中国有这么多精美的传统服装，我希望现代的中国人将这些经典的款式和图案留存和发扬，甚至增添一些时尚元素使它更容易被现代人接受，这是一件挑战而有意义的事情。”来自乌兹别克斯坦的Navosatkhon Tojiboeva感叹道。“中国有如此美丽的服饰，何不在一些重要的、特别的场合穿着呢？这也是保存传承传统的好办法呢。”来自巴基斯坦的Salman Ali Shah建议。
据悉，每月一次的国际学生人文讲座是由国际教育学院推出的校园文化活动品牌，主讲嘉宾主要是中国文化和国情等相关的专家和学者，旨在为国际学生打开一个多方位了解中国的“窗口”。
