International Students Join Mazu Pilgrimage: “So Unique! Amazing!”
内文：学务处课外活动指导组于4月25日，在往沙鹿方向的沙田路龙井区公所附近设置服务站，举办「弘光作伙来」妈祖遶境体验活动。现场由餐旅系郑锦庆老师带领技优学生，定点发送亲手揉制的「祈福糕点面包」与随香众人结缘；物治系与运休系则同步提供专业肌贴服务与体适能物资补给，老福系学生亦到场支援行政流程，打造最强校园后援站。
特别的是，来自印尼、越南、印度、泰国、香港及马来西亚等的外籍学生，当天将身着各国传统服饰亮相，在定点服务的同时展现异国文化风情。透过专业科系协作与国际生的参与，不仅让学生实地感受台湾信仰的热情，更让遶境路上的信众看见弘光学子的专业力与国际共融魅力。
来自印尼、越南、印度、泰国、香港及马来西亚等的外籍学生，当天将身着各国传统服饰亮相，在定点服务的同时展现异国文化风情。
参加活动的印度女学生说，台湾人真的太热情了，不知道如何拒绝沿途信众给的礼物，有机会会想再体验一次。其他国家的外籍学生都表示，这是一个很有趣又好玩的经验。其中，马来西亚籍的许逢杰今年是第二次参加，他说，今年很期待这个活动，真是太棒、太特别了。
Department of Student Affairs, Extracurricular Activities Guidance Section held the “Hungkuang Together” Mazu Pilgrimage experience activity on April 25 near the Longjing District Office on Shatian Road toward Shalu. Led by Professor Cheng Chin-ching, students from the Department of Tourism and Hospitality distributed handmade “Blessing Pastries and Breads” to pilgrims along the route. Meanwhile, the Department of Physical Therapy and the Department of Sports and Leisure provided professional kinesiology taping services and fitness supplies, while students from the Department of Senior Citizen Services assisted with administrative operations, creating the ultimate campus support station.
Notably, international students from Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Malaysia wore their traditional national costumes, showcasing diverse cultural flair while providing services. Through this interdisciplinary collaboration and international student participation, students not only experienced the passion of Taiwanese faith firsthand but also demonstrated the professional competence and inclusive charm of Hungkuang students to the pilgrims along the way.
An Indian student participating in the event remarked that Taiwanese people are incredibly warm and hospitable, noting that she didn’t know how to turn down the gifts offered by pilgrims along the route, and she would love to experience it again. Other international students also described it as a fun and fascinating experience. Among them, Malaysian student Hsu Feng-chieh, participating for the second time, said he had been looking forward to this activity all year, exclaiming, “It’s just amazing and so unique!”
