STUST recently held the "Back to the Twenty-Four Solar Terms in Dreams: Chinese Paintings and Book Collection Exhibition by Mei-fen Gao and Her Students," which is also one of the activities for its anniversary. SUST Library particularly invited Mei-fen Gao, Director of the "Yang Dashu Branch Studio," and her students to have an exhibition on the campus. In addition to the art exhibition and book exhibition, it also cooperated with the International and Cross-Strait Affairs Office and the General Education Center of the university to arrange for teachers to write on the spot and teach the international teachers and students how to work on Chinese painting. The opening ceremony was performed by the Chinese Music Club, a student association of STUST, with an ensemble performance of "Kung Fu Panda Interlude," which many international students appreciated a lot.

【The Opening Ceremony of the "Back to the Twenty-Four Solar Terms in Dreams: Chinese Paintings and Book Collection Exhibition by Mei-fen Gao and Her Students" at STUST: Vice President De-guang Chou (the eighth from the left in the front row), Mr. Mei-fen Gao (the ninth from the left in the front row), Director Chuang-Hsiong Chiu of the General Studies Center of STUST (7th from left in front row), Director Chi-jing Yang (2nd from left in front row), and German teacher Na Li (1st from left in front row) were taking a group photo with the distinguished guests and students.】

STUST currently has international students from 33 countries. In addition to learning Chinese and academic research, they also hope to experience more Chinese culture. This year, Mr. Mei-fen Gao and the students cooperated with the STUST Library for the first time in Chinese painting. At the opening ceremony of the exhibition, 11 members swiped their brushes on the spot and presented the works to the students as study templates. In order to let international teachers and students experience the beauty of Chinese culture and traditional Chinese painting, special stationery for calligraphy and painting, such as paper, ink, and pens, was prepared for the guests of the ceremony to immerse themselves in the literati-style atmosphere with the teachers and students of STUST. They taught the international teachers and students of STUST to draw the New Year pictures of red envelopes by hand, and exchange their own works with local students, so as to meet new friends and communicate with each other. The scene was filled with an atmosphere of art and painting and calligraphy, and the international teachers and students also studied seriously and were highly interested.

【De-guang Chou, Vice President of STUST (second from left), Director Chuang-Hsiong Chiu of General Studies Center (first from right), Librarian Chi-jing Yang (first from left), and Teacher Mei-fen Gao (middle) and German teacher Na Li (right) during the tour of the exhibition were taking a group photo.】

This Chinese painting exhibition was led by 24 students and Mei-fen Gao. The paintings with the theme of "Back to the 24 Solar Terms in Dreams" show the elegant life of calligraphy and painting. Teacher Mei-fen Gao has won the award of "National Army Literature and Art Award and Air Force Blue Sky Art Exhibition," "Blue Sky Art Exhibition Silver Eagle Award,” and other awards. Landscapes, flowers, and birds, animals, figures are all freely swayed in his paintings, with a wide range of painting styles, and his works have been invited to domestic and international exhibitions for numerous times. Her works in her "Personal Exhibition," "Teacher and Students Exhibition," "Cross-Strait Painting and Calligraphy Exchange Exhibition," and many others were widely praised.

【Teacher Mei-fen Gao was painting at the opening ceremony of the "Back to the Twenty-Four Solar Terms in Dreams: Chinese Paintings and Book Collection Exhibition by Mei-fen Gao and Her Students," at STUST.】

In addition to scrolls on paper, the works exhibited in the "Back to the Twenty-Four Solar Terms in Dreams: Chinese Paintings and Book Collection Exhibition by Mei-fen Gao and Her Students," break away from tradition and combine daily necessities to express the art of Chinese painting on fabrics, cloth bags, and different materials, such as water droplets, magnetic cups, glass water bottles, wooden boxes, etc., creating a variety of paintings and works that carry the aesthetics of literati life. This is absolutely amazing.

【A group photo of the study and exchange of the "Back to the Twenty-Four Solar Terms in Dreams: Chinese Paintings and Book Collection Exhibition by Mei-fen Gao and Her Students," at STUST】

Deng-mao Lu, President of STUST, said that STUST has always made continuous efforts in the field of higher education, with innovation in teaching and research, and continued to pursue excellence. STUST ranks among the best in various creative design and future technology competitions, and often holds various art-related activities. It is hoped that this event will allow teachers and students to infect the artistic atmosphere in learning, expand the scope of learning, and help education become more complete.

"Back to the Twenty-Four Solar Terms in Dreams: Chinese Paintings and Book Collection Exhibition by Mei-fen Gao and Her Students," is on display at the exhibition hall on the first floor of the library of STUST. The exhibition time is from 8:30 - 22:00, Monday through Friday; 9:00 - 17:00, Saturday and Sunday. Online viewing: https://youtu.be/SAPFmXwApPM