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Connecting Hong Kong local students with mainland Chinese students through experiential learning of expressive arts groups
Author(s)
Date Issued
2021
Conference
Citation
Zhou, De-Hui (2021 Mar 12). Connecting Hong Kong local students with mainland Chinese students through experiential learning of expressive arts groups. CESHK Conference 2021.
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
The lack of an interactive close relationship between Hong Kong local students and
Mainland Chinese students (HKLS-MCS) is complicated, involving cultural and language
differences, social bias, and intensified by the social movement in 2019. This presentation
reports how an intervention programme, employing a creative art approach, enhanced
campus inclusion, and reconciliation of the pair. The multi-modality expressive arts groups
started with music, a universal language that helped build up resonance and harmony in
improvised music ensemble before movement, visual arts, and poetry writing. The HKLS-
MCS from different universities demonstrated a strong ability to collaborate and co-create
beautiful artworks together in our expressive arts groups. They supported each other in art-
making and listened to each other in art appreciation. Implications for future development
are discussed.
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