On November 17, 2024，the finals of the 4th National Micro-Video Contest for Japanese Majors, themed “Stories of China Retold in Japanese,” were held at the Songjiang campus of Donghua University (DHU). Xiu Gang, Chairman of the Japanese Branch of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Foreign Language and Literature Majors in Colleges and Universities under the Ministry of Education (hereinafter referred to as the "Teaching Guidance Committee") and Honorary President of the China Japanese Language Education Association, and Chen Ge, Vice President of DHU, attended the opening ceremony of the finals and delivered speeches.

（At the opening ceremony）

Since its inception four years ago, the contest has been gaining increasing influence and has become a pivotal platform for teaching exchanges and showcasing talent cultivation achievements in Japanese language education across the country. In the new era, China's Japanese language education faces new challenges, so there is a greater emphasis on enhancing the comprehensive abilities of Japanese language students in terms of linguistic proficiency, international perspective, and cross-cultural communication. This contest can be a stage for students to fully leverage their professional skills to vividly tell the stories of governance, friendly exchanges between China and Japan, as well as those from daily life in the process of learning Japanese.

（Speech by Xiu Gang）

To help the world better understand China in the new era, teachers and students could leverage their professional strengths and use more vivid language to present China's stories. It is important for them to enhance their professional communication capabilities to tell China's stories in ways that international readers can understand. Furthermore，new technologies and methods could be utilized to empower international communication, promoting the better dissemination of Chinese culture to the world.

（Speech by Chen Ge）

Since registration, the contest has received strong support from numerous institutions across the country, with entries submitted by 54 schools in total. In the preliminary round that themed "If I Had a Time Machine," participants use Japanese to narrate Chinese history, culture, or future development. For the finals which themed "New Chinese Trends in My Eyes," Japanese majors utilized their language skills and new media tools to create micro-video works that are both rich in content and creativity. These works fully demonstrate the students' practical abilities in Japanese and their profound understanding of traditional Chinese culture.

（The contestant answers the judge's questions.）

This contest encourages everyone to delve deeper into the essence and charm of Chinese culture, drawing on examples from daily lives to experience and introduce the fascinating aspects of Chinese culture, making the narratives more vivid and down-to-earth.

（Awarding the Grand Prize）

Since its inception in 2021, the contest has been organized by the Japanese Department of the College of Foreign Languages, DHU, under the guidance of the Teaching Guidance Committee. Over the past four years, the contest's process, rules, themes, and evaluation criteria have been refined, and its influence continued to expand.