Recently, to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Suphan Confucius Institute (hereinafter referred to as "Suphan CI"), jointly established by Guangxi University and Suan Dusit University of Thailand, carried out a series of National Day-themed celebration activities in multiple locations across Thailand, with more than 600 teachers, students, and people from various sectors participating.

On September 12, Suphan CI, together with the Joint Organization of the Seven Overseas Chinese Associations of Phetchaburi, held a grand celebration at Guangzhong Public School marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 51st anniversary of the establishment of China-Thailand diplomatic relations. Chen Huanqiang, Chairman of the Joint Organization of the Seven Overseas Chinese Associations of Phetchaburi, and others delivered opening remarks, expressing their willingness to unite the strength of the overseas Chinese community, build a platform for exchange, and promote economic and trade interaction between the two countries. Wei Yubing, Chinese Director of Suphan CI, said that overseas Chinese associations and Chinese schools are important bridges for people-to-people connectivity between China and Thailand, and that Suphan CI will continue to promote mutual understanding and connection between the peoples of the two countries through Chinese language teaching and cultural exchange. Subsequently, Thai students performed dances, songs, and other artistic programs, expressing their best wishes for China's National Day.

From September 14 to 25, Suphan CI carried out National Day-themed cultural activities celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at La-oyothi Primary School, affiliated with Suan Dusit University's Nakhon Nayok Campus. About 300 students from preschool, kindergarten, and primary school classes participated. Zheng Yaoyao, a teacher at Suphan CI, led the students in their respective classes to experience Chinese culture by making National Day-themed handicrafts and writing National Day blessings, expressing their best wishes for China through every stroke and every cut-and-paste.

On September 24, Suphan CI held a Chinese cultural experience event themed "Celebrating the Glorious Birthday, China and Thailand of One Heart" at Suan Dusit University's Lampang Campus to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn Festival, with more than 100 teachers and students participating. The event featured experience zones such as making intangible cultural heritage traditional Chinese medicine sachets, National Day blessing bookmarks, tea tasting and mooncake sampling, and the traditional game of pitch-pot. Under the guidance of Luo Ting, a teacher at Suphan CI, students selected medicinal herbs and filled them into sachets, making sachets by hand and experiencing the intangible cultural heritage craft; in the bookmark-writing area, they wrote blessings such as "Happy National Day" and "Good Luck and Great Fortune"; in the tea-tasting and mooncake-sampling area, they savored the flavors of the Mid-Autumn Festival together and learned about festival customs; and in the pitch-pot area, they experienced a traditional Chinese game, with a lively atmosphere on site.

On September 28, Zhang Yanling, a teacher at the Suphan Confucius Institute, led freshmen at Suan Dusit University's Trang Campus in a themed event titled "Creative China: Inheriting Culture and Celebrating National Day." Through distinctive activities such as paper-cutting, picking up beans with chopsticks, painting lacquer fans, and making snow pear soup with white fungus and goji berries, the students experienced fine traditional Chinese culture and celebrated the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

On September 29, the Suphan Confucius Institute invited 30 aviation majors from Suan Dusit University's Suphan Buri Campus to visit the institute and take part in a Chinese cultural experience event. Teachers Ding Xue and Ge Yi demonstrated traditional Chinese tea art, calmly showing the tea-brewing steps and helping the students learn about tea culture amid the lingering fragrance of tea. Teachers Zhang Ruoqi and Chen Wenfeng led the students in experiencing brush calligraphy, writing "China and Thailand Are One Family," and trying their hand at creating traditional Chinese paintings of green mountains and clear waters. The students' paintings featured undulating mountains and lush trees, allowing them to experience the charm of Chinese culture through brush and ink and clear tea.

On October 1, teachers Zhang Ruoqi, Shen Xuru, and Wu Fenglan from the Suphan Confucius Institute visited Dong Sutthana Primary School in Suphan Buri Province to carry out a cultural event themed around celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. About 60 primary school students learned Chinese language knowledge under the teachers' guidance and made handmade five-pointed stars using pipe cleaners. The teachers displayed hand-made decorative tubes featuring Chinese and Thai characteristics, and the students inserted their completed five-pointed star works into the tubes, experiencing Chinese culture through hands-on practice.

The Suphan Confucius Institute fulfills its responsibility of promoting Chinese language and mutual learning among civilizations through cultural activities, bringing the peoples of the two countries closer. This year marks the 51st anniversary of the establishment of China-Thailand diplomatic relations and the starting year of China-Thailand relations entering a new "Golden 50 Years." Next, the Suphan Confucius Institute will continue to base itself on Chinese language teaching and people-to-people and cultural exchange, build a bridge for people-to-people connectivity between China and Thailand, and contribute to deepening China-Thailand friendship and serving the university's "Double First-Class" development.