olympic champions send blessings, huazhong agricultural university holds opening ceremony
2024-09-07
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olympic champions such as quan hongchan sent their blessings, and 42 freshmen "birthday stars" received birthday wishes from tens of thousands of people... on september 4, the 2024 opening ceremony of south china agricultural university was held in the school gymnasium, and more than 13,000 freshmen of 2024 officially started a new journey in life.
it is reported that this year, south china agricultural university has enrolled a total of 13,794 full-time students nationwide and 32 international students in 24 countries in five continents around the world.
the principal advises freshmen to "grow towards the sun" like seeds
“the growth and development of young people follows similar rules to the growth and development of plants. the students are like excellent seeds that have been selected and bred. sinopec provides excellent guarantee conditions for the germination and growth of everyone’s life ideals. as long as the students lay a solid foundation, accumulate skills, strive to grow, and always maintain a vigorous enthusiasm for facing the sun and new things, they will surely succeed!” sinopec president xue hongwei took the theme of “blooming youthful vitality towards the sun” and urged the freshmen to make sinopec’s contribution to national rejuvenation, national prosperity, and the progress of human civilization.
by telling the advanced deeds of the older generation of hna students such as academician ding ying, xue hongwei encouraged the students to listen to the pulse of the times, focus on the "great cause of the country", closely combine the realization of life goals with the destiny of the country and nation, actively engage in learning and research, and work tirelessly to realize their life ideals. he also encouraged the students to make good use of the environment for talent development, accumulate growth power, and stimulate innovation potential. at the same time, they should persist in looking up, practice resilience, and achieve self-reliance and self-improvement.
at the ceremony, under the leadership of li fengliang, secretary of the party committee of hna, all freshmen wore the school badge, which meant carrying the spirit of hna’s school motto and taking over the mission and glory of the century-old hna.
"the lineup is perfect": quan hongchan and other 3 olympic champions send their blessings
the opening ceremony was full of "explosive moments", with students cheering and applauding, prompting netizens to exclaim "this arrangement is perfect".
"congratulations on entering south china agricultural university, a university with a history of 100 years. you have completed the first 'leap' in your life and started a new chapter!" "i wish all students a fulfilling and wonderful college life in south china agricultural university, gaining growth and happiness!" before the ceremony, 2024 paris olympic champions quan hongchan, xie siyi and chen qingchen made a surprise appearance in the form of a video, sending "customized blessings" to all new students of south china agricultural university, encouraging everyone to bravely pursue their dreams and achieve a "new leap" in life.
in the warm-up session, students used mobile phone lights to create a dazzling sea of stars, and the ceremony "instantly" turned into a concert. in a romantic atmosphere, the huazhong agricultural university art troupe performed a medley of songs. the songs "the first day", "medal", "no more hesitation" and "the sky has no limits" were all voted by freshmen. the lyrics full of youthful vitality expressed the students' beautiful yearning for college life. the scene also celebrated the birthdays of 42 "freshmen" who had birthdays on that day. tens of thousands of people sent "happy birthday" in unison and sang the happy birthday song warmly.
lu chuhan, a freshman of the 2024 class of the college of agriculture (ding ying innovation class), spent an unforgettable 18th birthday at the ceremony. she said frankly that "i found a sense of belonging in huazhong agricultural university." she graduated from the alma mater of academician yuan longping and is full of anticipation for the upcoming university life. "i will study hard, lay a solid foundation, and strive to become a new type of agricultural talent who knows agriculture, loves agriculture, and strengthens agriculture and promotes agriculture."
at the ceremony, representatives of new and old students recited the poem "reading china" with deep emotion. when the school song was played, a huge school flag with a total area of 390 square meters was escorted and slowly moved forward from the back. all the freshmen shouted out the youthful oath together: "please rest assured, the party will make the country strong, and huazhong agricultural university will take responsibility for strengthening agriculture."
text/guangzhou daily new flower city reporter: lin xiahong correspondent: fei siying
photo/guangzhou daily new flower city reporter: gao hetao
video/guangzhou daily new flower city reporter: gao hetao
guangzhou daily new flower city editor: leung chiu-yee
