A Sunday morning is just perfect for dancing. This dance represents the Mongolian minority culture, inspired by wild geese, symbolizing the nomadic people's homesickness and reunion.
周日的上午,最适合跳这个舞蹈,这个舞蹈是蒙古族的少数民族文化,灵感来自大雁,象征着游牧民族的思乡之情和团圆之情。
The dancer is Jiang Yuntian, a freshman at Minzu University's Dance Academy.
舞者是中央民族大学舞蹈学院大一学生姜云天。
Though I'm an ethinic Korean in China, I'm better at Mongolian dance. When I was a kid, I went to the Prairie with my parents and I fell in love with the vastness.
我虽然是朝鲜族,但更擅长蒙古舞。小时候,我和父母去过草原,爱上了草原的辽阔。
My classmates are from a dozen different ethnic groups, including Uyghur, Mongolian, Hani, Dai and so on. I learned a lot about ethnic cultures from them.
我的同学们来自维吾尔族、蒙古族、哈尼族、傣族等十几个民族,我从他们身上学到了很多民族文化。
You got to lift the elbow outward with force and gradually extend the force to the wrist and fingertips. Don't use too much force. Just relax.
动作时,肘部要用力向外抬起,逐渐将力延伸到手腕和指尖,不要用力过猛,放松就好。
At the beginning, it feels like the old goose is leading the little goose and the little one is gradually growing up. Make sure you look into the distance.
一开始,感觉是老雁在带领小雁,小雁在慢慢长大,一定要看向远方。
Jiang Yuntian's passion for his major and ethnic cultures is impressive. Many of the students here have learned traditional dancing through their communities.
姜云天对专业和民族文化的热爱让人印象深刻。这里的许多学生都是通过社团学习传统舞蹈的。
Among them is Aikaida Adili, a junior Uyghur student who studies computer science and technology.
其中就有艾凯达·阿迪丽(Aikaida Adili),她是一名大三的维吾尔族学生,学习计算机科学与技术。
I grew up in Xinjiang, surrounded by many ethnic groups. We don't care much about each other's ethnicity. I mean we become friends if we get along well.
我在新疆长大,周围都是许多民族。我们不太在意对方的民族。如果我们相处得好,我们就会成为朋友。
Studying my favorite major in this campus with a strong ethnic atmosphere is the icing on the cake because Uyghur culture is respected and being taken care of.
在这个民族氛围浓厚的校园里学习我最喜欢的专业,这真是锦上添花,因为维吾尔文化受到尊重和照顾。
By the way, my roommates really like to learn Uyghur language from me.
顺便说一句,我的室友们很喜欢跟我学维吾尔语。
What Adili says is echoed by the model of her university. Beauty manifests itself through diversity and integrity.
阿迪丽说的话与她所在大学的模式相呼应。美体现在多样性和完整性上。
Through programming, Adili builds information transmission channels for different ethnic languages.
通过编程,阿迪丽为不同民族的语言建立了信息传递渠道。
And through dance, Jiang Yuntian understands the rich culture between ethnic groups. This is a university that brings together China's 56 ethnic groups.
而通过舞蹈,姜云天了解到民族之间丰富的文化。这是一所汇聚了中国56个民族的大学。
In the opinion of the two students I spoke with, the inclusiveness, diversity and cohesion of the campus are the reasons why they came here.
与我交谈的两位学生认为校园的包容性、多样性和凝聚力是他们来这里的原因。
And it's also the starting point for them to integrate into the wider world.
这也是他们融入更广阔世界的起点。