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During the Grain Rain season, the International College’s "Spring Fields, Ancient Rhythms Reborn" Traditional Culture Sports Carnival was successfully held on the spring campus of Beijing University of Agriculture. Guided by the 24 solar terms, the event innovatively integrated traditional sports like ancient-style football (Cuju), archery, and wooden ball games (Chuiwan) with modern competitive elements which had attracted over 500 teachers and students to immerse themselves in the activities, thus painting a vibrant campus scene through the fusion of tradition and modernity.  

The venue transformed into a living canvas of cultural fusion between past and present.On the Nine-Grid Cuju field, colorful balls traced graceful arcs in the air;  in the Spring Sunshine Archery zone, arrows sliced through the breeze and hit directly at the bullseyes; at the Ritual Toss-Pot (Touhu) area, the clink of arrows landing in bronze vessels echoed; and in the ancient-style Chuiwan arena, wooden mallet strikes harmonized with waves of cheers. Participants wielded replica ancient sports equipment to experience traditional games or competed in tech-driven activities like motion-sensor racket sports. Laughter intertwined with the warm spring sunshine, embodying the concept of "Making cultural heritage come alive through sports."  

The event also featured a "Vocabulary Elastic Rope" challenge, blending English spelling competitions with sports competition.This bilingual initiative highlighted the International College’s strengths in language education through its programs of Chinese-foreign cooperation in running schools which merging learning with play and emphasizing the joy of education.  

Under the nourishing Grain Rain, the campus became a stage where the wisdom of traditional sports and modern educational concepts shine together.The International College will continue to stride forward steadily on the path of inheritance and innovation, using solar terms as a medium to innovatively tell Chinese stories, and nurturing a new generation of talents rooted in cultural confidence and global vision imperceptibly.