NCKU’s international students play traditional game for Moon Festival
Tainan, Taiwan, September 24, 2015
More than 50 international students gathered together to compete in a game called ”Gambling for Cake” which is a traditional game for Moon Festival and enjoy mooncakes and pomelos in celebration of one of the most important folkloric Taiwanese festivals at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) on September 24.
Donneisha Edwanels from St. Vincent and the Grenadines enjoyed the game a lot and with her teammates they won the second prize, a box of mooncakes and two pomelos. Donneisha said, “It was fun and it was easy. I thought it would be more challenging.”
According to NCKU’s Chinese Language Center (CLC), a total of 300 moon cakes and 60 pomelos are prepared for the students to celebrate the special occasion.
Jasmine Wallis from New Zealand came to CLC for a year study of Chinese. She said, “Today’s activity is very special for giving me an insight into Chinese culture.”
Jasmine cheered on her classmates in the game and tried the moon cakes, saying that she like the coffee flavored one which “could be the perfect ‘east meets west.’”
The game is traditionally played with 6 dices but the rule has changed a bit here by using 4 dices, according to CLC, and students in groups compete for getting the mooncakes by tossing the larger-sized dices on the ground.
Donneisha’s teammate Shatica Cambridge who also from St. Vincent and the Grenadines visited Taiwan for the first time and only stayed in Tainan for one month so far, saying “What impressed me the most are the friends I made here and those beautiful buildings on campus.”
Amir Cawich, a Belizean student who came to NCKU to pursue bachelor degree in electrical engineering, said, “This is my first time to Taiwan and I’m so impressed by the kindness and friendships people are offering and willing to help.”
Omar Hernandes also from Belize talked about the competition and said, “It is fun! I meet a lot of people and see something new. We don’t have this festival in my country.”
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More than 50 international students gathered together to compete in a game called ”Gambling for Cake” which is a traditional game for Moon Festival and enjoy mooncakes and pomelos in celebration of one of the most important folkloric Taiwanese festivals at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) on September 24.
Donneisha Edwanels from St. Vincent and the Grenadines enjoyed the game a lot and with her teammates they won the second prize, a box of mooncakes and two pomelos. Donneisha said, “It was fun and it was easy. I thought it would be more challenging.”
According to NCKU’s Chinese Language Center (CLC), a total of 300 moon cakes and 60 pomelos are prepared for the students to celebrate the special occasion.
Jasmine Wallis from New Zealand came to CLC for a year study of Chinese. She said, “Today’s activity is very special for giving me an insight into Chinese culture.”
Jasmine cheered on her classmates in the game and tried the moon cakes, saying that she like the coffee flavored one which “could be the perfect ‘east meets west.’”
The game is traditionally played with 6 dices but the rule has changed a bit here by using 4 dices, according to CLC, and students in groups compete for getting the mooncakes by tossing the larger-sized dices on the ground.
Donneisha’s teammate Shatica Cambridge who also from St. Vincent and the Grenadines visited Taiwan for the first time and only stayed in Tainan for one month so far, saying “What impressed me the most are the friends I made here and those beautiful buildings on campus.”
Amir Cawich, a Belizean student who came to NCKU to pursue bachelor degree in electrical engineering, said, “This is my first time to Taiwan and I’m so impressed by the kindness and friendships people are offering and willing to help.”
Omar Hernandes also from Belize talked about the competition and said, “It is fun! I meet a lot of people and see something new. We don’t have this festival in my country.”
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