The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) recently held the Fourth UM Language and Culture Day to promote language and cultural diversity. With the theme ‘Cherish Mother Tongues, Embrace All Cultures’, the event featured various cultural performances presented by academic staff and students from different countries and regions. More than 200 UM students, faculty members, and staff participated in the event.
The Language and Culture Day is a signature event at UM organised by the FAH to promote the preservation of mother tongues and raise students’ awareness of the linguistic and cultural diversity in Macau. In his welcome speech, Xu Jie, dean of the FAH, said that multiculturalism and multilingualism are the unique characteristics of Macao and UM, and that Macao is both a ‘living cultural museum’ and a ‘natural language laboratory’. He also quoted the renowned anthropologist and sociologist Fei Xiaotong: ‘Cherish one’s own beauty, respect others’ beauty, and when all kinds of beauty are respected and cherished, the world will become one’, emphasising that people’s lives and the world are wonderful because of diversity.
Source and Photos: UM
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