The School of International Education Held the "Painting Facial Masks, Savouring Chinese National Essence"EventRegardedas the "spiritual portrayal" of opera characters, facial masks are also universally recognized as one of the symbols of traditional Chinese culture. To deepen international students’understanding of Chinese culture, enrich the campus heritage of fine traditional Chinese culture, and encourage international students to tell Chinese stories well, the School of International Education hosted the intangible cultural heritage experience event Painting Facial Masks, Savouring Chinese National Essence in WenyuanBuilding on the afternoon of January 30. As the quintessence of traditional Chinese culture, Peking Opera boasts a history of more than 200 years, profound cultural heritage, rich artistic connotations and profound ideological implications. At the start of the activity, Teacher Yang Yinggave theinternational students a detailed introduction to the origin and history of Chinese opera, the character traits represented by different facial mask colors, as well as the differences between Chinese opera facial masks and Western stage drama masks. She explained that Chinese opera facial masks feature bright and vivid colors and are treasures of Chinese folk art. Influenced by traditional Chinese culture, the color schemes of Peking Opera facial masks embody the sentiments and culture of the Chinese nation. Afterwards, teachers and students watched a tutorial video on making Peking Opera facial masks, immersing themselvesin theChinese culture embodied in intangible cultural heritage. After learning the basics of facial masks, guided by teachers, theinternational students gave full play to their imagination. Integrating Peking Opera facial mask elements with personal creativity, they outlined character features stroke by stroke on blank masks and filled them with their favorite colors. The scene was filled with joy and harmony,andthe studentscreated unique facial mask works while learning from each other. Wang Kaiwen shared that this was his first experience with opera facial masks since arriving atNankaiUniversity. He expressed great interest in Chinese culture and hoped to have more opportunities to experience Chinese intangible cultural heritage in class, so as to perceive China’s profound historical heritage through hands-on practice. The event concludedina warm and lively atmosphere. By hand-painting facial masks, theinternational students not only experienced the unique charm of Chinese intangible cultural heritage, but also enriched their understanding of relevant textbook knowledge through Sino-foreign cultural exchanges. The activity has ignited their enthusiasm for fine traditional Chinese culture and facilitated the dissemination and promotion of Chinese culture.