The 115th National Day Ceremony was held in front of the Presidential Palace today. Not only did many schools send goodwill ambassadors to assist in receiving distinguished guests, but there were also many groups of performances performed by students from various places. After the meeting, the Minister of Education Cheng Yingyao issued a special certificate of appreciation to acknowledge the preparation work and hard practice, and to demonstrate the superb results.
This year’s National Day Ceremony guests are composed of student teams from nine universities, including Ming Chuan University, China Medical University, Tainan University, Tsinghua University, Taipei University of Education, Soochow University, Taipei City University, Chung Yuan University and Chongren College of Healthcare Management.
The lead singer of the national anthem invites disaster prevention warriors who help promote the resilience of the whole society to lead the singing together with the Kinmen County Chorus and the Kinmen Children's Chorus of the Kinmen Winery Hu Lian Culture and Arts Foundation. The Kinmen County Choir won the Silver Medal at the 4th World Choir Competition and is a representative art group in Kinmen. The Kinmen Children’s Chorus is composed of local children, inheriting Kinmen music and culture with pure singing, and demonstrating the achievements of local art cultivation.
The National Day celebration was performed by the Sanyu Elementary School Choir in Shilin District, Taipei City, which won the gold medal in the children's chorus group of the 115th World Choral Competition, and invited sister school Taoshan Elementary School in Wufeng Township, Hsinchu County to perform together. The two schools combined the Taiwanese nursery rhymes from Sanyu Elementary School and the ancient Athay tunes from Taoshan Elementary School, incorporated gospel, fusion music and dance, and presented Taiwan's multicultural integration characteristics through contemporary arrangements.
The opening ceremony was performed by the Performing Arts Department of the private Zhuangjing Senior Industrial Homework Vocational School in New Taipei City, "T-CORE Heart of Taiwan", which showcased the creativity and vitality of young people with hip-hop and team movements; the Flag Guard Team of the Catholic Xiaoming Girls' Senior High School performed "The Star Map, Glorious Double Ten", conveying hope, faith and the power to pursue dreams through music and neat formations.
Planned by the Guest Committee, "Bayin Travel, Taiwan's Innovative Path" integrates Hakka eightyin, pop music, dance and theater, and involves cross-disciplinary collaboration between students from Kaohsiung's private Shude Senior Vocational School for Homework, National Taiwan University of the Arts and Taiwan Academy of Drama to creatively interpret Hakka culture.
After the aerial drills, the ground performance was presented by the National Sports University, "Breaking Limits and Showing International Prowess", with three chapters: "Competitive Excellence", "Cultural Heritage" and "National Sports", integrating sports competitions, dance and art performances to demonstrate the athletes' spirit of challenging themselves, pursuing excellence and teamwork. In addition, students from the Army College participated in the display and protection of the national flag, unfurling the huge national flag with a high degree of tacit understanding and neat movements, demonstrating the responsibilities and missions of young students.
The Ministry of Education stated that the National Day Conference is not only an important national celebration, but also an important stage for students to show their learning achievements. From the innocent singing of elementary school children, to the creative performances of high school vocational students, to cross-school and cross-domain cultural exchanges, students learn teamwork, responsibility and respect for multiculturalism through practical participation, and transform what they learn in the classroom into wonderful performances on the stage.
