{"id":5602,"date":"2017-01-12T12:10:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T06:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/?p=5602"},"modified":"2024-01-16T10:58:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T02:58:26","slug":"1684-eng-20170209121214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/hk\/1684-eng-20170209121214\/","title":{"rendered":"Tin Ka Ping Foundation Arts Ambassador Cultural Trip 2017 to Meizhou, China and Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"art-article\">\n<p><strong>2017\u5e741\u670812\u65e5 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Between 3\u00a0and 12\u00a0January\u00a0\u00a02017, the Tin Ka Ping Arts Ambassadors visited Dabu County, Meizhou, China and Singapore in order to explore the glocalisation of Hakka culture.\u00a0\u00a0This second cohort of TKP Arts Ambassadors comprises 15 students from different disciplines who have excelled in the Department of English \u201cGlocality\u201d &amp; Cultural Literacy Project events. Most of them are the winners of the \u201cGlocal\u201d English Speech Festival and \u201cGlocal\u201d English Drama Competition held in September 2016, whereas two of the ambassadors are serving on the English \u201cGlo-Co\u201d Radio Team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;\">The Ambassadors first examined the traditional local Hakka culture in Meizhou China, and then explored how Hakka culture has been assimilated into and is currently thriving in Singapore. Aside from visiting key cultural and architectural sights such as Calyx House and Taian Building in Meizhou, the Ambassadors\u00a0also acquired deep understanding of Hakka culture from\u00a0Prof Xiao Wenping, the Associate Dean of Jiaying Hakka Research Institute. In addition, they experienced cultural exchange\u00a0with senior secondary students of Dabu Tin Ka Ping Experimental High School. Our students not only used these opportunities to promote the richness of Hong Kong culture, but also taught the Dabu secondary school students how to present Hakka culture in English. In Singapore, the Ambassadors not only visited a\u00a0tulou\u00a0replica commissioned by the Hakka Association, the local Hakka Association\u00a0<i>Ying Fo Fui Kun<\/i>, and the China Town to understand the atmosphere of the Chinese culture, particularly Hakka culture, in Singapore, but also enjoyed dinner with local inhabitants to better understand Singaporean\u00a0English and\u00a0culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">After the trip, the Tin Ka Ping Arts Ambassadors will write a reflection and also conduct workshops during the upcoming Intercultural Summer English Camp to promote \u201cglocality\u201d and cultural literacy to HSMC students and the secondary community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 38px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 610px; text-align: center; margin: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\">\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/old\/images\/upload\/ENG\/6ba3c4e69e755d90593ba7cbc380dec3.jpg\" alt=\"Tin Ka Ping Arts Ambassadors experience cultural exchange with students in Tin Ka Ping Experimental High School in Dabu County\" width=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 110%; min-height: 45px;\">Tin Ka Ping Arts Ambassadors experience cultural exchange with students in Tin Ka Ping Experimental High School in Dabu County<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 610px; text-align: center; margin: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\">\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/old\/images\/upload\/ENG\/64119dc8b25c64ee70bd817f915dd31b.jpg\" alt=\"Tin Ka Ping Arts Ambassadors visit Hakka Association Ying Fo Fui Kun in Singapore\" width=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 110%; min-height: 45px;\">Tin Ka Ping Arts Ambassadors visit Hakka Association Ying Fo Fui Kun in Singapore<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2017\u5e741\u670812\u65e5 Between 3\u00a0and 12\u00a0January\u00a0\u00a02017, the Tin Ka Ping Arts Ambassadors visited Dabu County, Meizhou, China and Singapore in order to explore the glocalisation of Hakka culture.\u00a0\u00a0This second cohort of TKP Arts Ambassadors comprises 15 students from different disciplines who have excelled in the Department of English \u201cGlocality\u201d &amp; Cultural Literacy Project events. 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