FSA Student Life

September 2010

National Tsing Hua University

The Moon Festival

The Chinese Moon Festival is on the
15th of the 8th lunar month. It's also
known as the Mid-autumn Festival. This
year the Mid-autumn Festival is cele-
brated on September 22nd, this day
there will be no classes.
The Moon Festival is full of legendary
stories. Legend says that Chang Er
flew to the moon, where she has
lived ever since. You might see her
dancing on the moon during the
Moon Festival. The Moon Festival is
also an occasion for family reunions.
watching the moon at the same
time so it seems that they are
together at that hour. A great
amount of poems have been de-
voted to this romantic festival. We
hope the Moon Festival will bring
you happiness this year!

When the full moon rises, families get

Please remember: together to watch the full moon, eat
moon cakes, and sing moon poems.
With the full moon, the legends, the
 Add/Drop courses & family and the poems, you can't help
thinking that this is really a perfect
off campus course world. That is why the Chinese are so
selection 9/12-9/29 fond of the Moon Festival.

 Classes begins 9/13

 Moon festival 9/22 The Moon Festival is also a romantic

No class The moon cake is the food for the
one. A perfect night for the festival is
Chinese culture is deeply embedded in Moon Festival. The Chinese eat the
if it is a quiet night without a silk of
traditional festivals. Just like Christmas moon cake at night with the full
cloud and with a little mild breeze
 Teacher’s Day 9/28 and Thanksgiving in Western cultures,
from the sea. Lovers spend such a moon in the sky.
the Moon Festival is one of the most
No class important traditional events for the
romantic night together tasting the
delicious moon cake with some wine
Chinese people.
while watching the full moon. Even
 Double– Ten Day for a couple who can't be together,
10/10 they can still enjoy the night by
No class

Announcements

September Activities One-by-one Mandarin Teaching

Pro. FANG, SHENG-PING at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature
has a class named “Reading , Writing and Cognition” this fall semester. It offers free Mandarin
Activity Date Place teaching to 10 foreign students in the campus. From your pattern of learning, they will do some
research. No matter you are with or without the basic Mandarin ability you will be welcome by
Orientation for Inter- 6 Auditorium them. If you are interested in joining, please contact Ms. Yu-Hsin Tan at the following e-mail
national Students address: s901021226@gmail.com
Club Exhibitions 15 Shui-Mu
Outdoor
Foreign Students Spoken Chinese Contest
Welcome Party 24 Int, Student
The National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall held the ”Foreign Students Spoken Chinese Contest”
Act. Center on December 11th. Please check the attached file for details. If you are interested in it, please go
to the Office of Division of General Student Affairs to get the registration form.

Youth Travel in Taiwan Program

The National Youth Commission, Executive Yuan has a “Youth Travel in Taiwan” program for for-
eign students in the college. They encourage you to form a team of around 20 people and visit
one of the 40 recommended scenic spots. They will sponsor your trip if you apply and are ac-
cepted by them. The highest amount is NTD$30,000. You can visit the following website for fur-
ther information: http://tour.youthtravel.tw/travel2009/main.php
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