In the afternoon of Sep. 22nd, Zhangzhou campus ceremoniously held the Mooncake Gambling activity to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with thousands of new students. Chen Liwen, the deputy secretary of the School Party; Wang Qiaoping, the assistant to the president, the secretary of the Party Committee in Zhangzhou campus, and the director of the Management Committee; Lin Dongwei, the director of the Student Affair Office; Huang Tian, the vice director of the Management Committee in Zhangzhou campus; Zheng Jianhua, the vice director of the Student Affair Office and the director of the Student Affair Office in Zhangzhou campus; Zhang Bihua, the deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Jia Geng College of Xiamen University; Sunbo, the Commander of the Student Military Training Corps of 2010 of Xiamen University; with all training soldiers, political instructors and teachers, and almost 9000 new students of 2010 from Xiamen University, Jia Geng College and International College, gathered joyfully for Mooncake Gambling to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The activity was hosted by Liang Weizhong, the deputy secretary of the Party Committee in Zhangzhou campus.

Wang Qiaoping made a speech for the activity, expressing 3 important meanings of this activity: firstly, to bring the warmth of the big family of Xiamen University to all new students; secondly, to feel the traditions of Xiamen and taste the local cultures of southern Fujian, to blend in the new life in Xiamen University; finally, to enjoy the harmony together with the army. 

Chen Liwen announced the start of the activity. In the sounds of noisy firecrackers, the athletic field in Zhangzhou campus was boiling immediately. The sounds of dice, laugh and scream made the activity site become a sea of joy. Their faces were covered with dense camouflage green, their scream rose one after another, their heart was excited and joyful. The winners left with satisfaction, holding their trophy and enjoying their good luck.

A participant said excitedly, “It is my first time of leaving home. Joining the Mooncake Gambling activity with the students relieves my homesickness, I feel very happy with everyone together.”