Orchestras played in unison to celebrate the new year. On December 31, the 2026 New Year Symphony Concert themed “Caiyun new year’s voice, unfolds new chapter.” kicked off grandly at Puhua Grand Theater. Relevant officials from the Provincial Department of Education, Qiantang District, sister universities, affiliated schools and cooperative units, as well as university leaders Wei Jiang, Zheng Yali, Xu Xiaodong, Dong Jincai, He Xianjie and Shentu Li attended the event. Together with heads of the General Administration Office, Publicity Department, United Front Work Department, Student Affairs Office, Security Department, Labor Union, Communist Youth League Committee, Retirees Affairs Office, Graduate Work Department, Social Cooperation Office, International Office, Alumni Office, Logistics Service Center, Sports Department, Party secretaries of all colleges, deputy secretaries in charge of student affairs, league secretaries and more than 1,200 teachers, students and alumni, they welcomed the arrival of 2026 amid the magnificent music.
Wei Jiang, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of ZUFE, delivered a speech. He noted that the university took the “Mission Culture Year” as an opportunity to further advocate the school motto of “Pursuing virtue, cultivating morality and keeping pace with the times”, condensed the ZUFE spirit of “Uphold Morality and Pursue Diligent Learning; Embrace Simplicity and Uphold Integrity; Value Pragmatism and Foster Innovation; Serve Society and Benefit the People”, built a rich cultural system, and injected sustained spiritual impetus into high-quality development. He emphasized that cultivation is the foundation and culture is the soul. The university thoroughly implements the “"New Finance and Economics Strategy"”, adheres to cultivating people with aesthetic education and literature attaches great importance to the cultural needs and spiritual growth of teachers and students, and is committed to building a university with solid academics and warm culture. On the first “Caibao Day”, he expected teachers and students to feel a sense of belonging and happiness in campus culture rich in a sense of ceremony, making ZUFE a spiritual home cherished for a lifetime.
The concert opened with the lively melody of “Youth Waltz”, with every note beating with vitality and conveying best wishes for the upcoming Bingwu Year of the Horse. interpreted“Fate Symphony” by Beethoven interpreted the indomitable spiritual strength with a shocking fate motif. “Yaozu Dance” presents the customs of ethnic minorities with melodious tunes, captivating the audience. The second movement of “String Quintet No. 2 in G Major” shows delicate and lyrical characteristics with a lively allegro in the form of a scherzo.
The excerpts from the third and fourth movements of “Haixia Suite” express deep love for life and delicate emotions with classic melodies. “Thunder and Lightning Polka” depicts natural scenes with vivid sound effects, while “Waltz No. 2” ignites the atmosphere with a retro style. “Defend the Yellow River” selected from “Yellow River Piano Concerto” inspires strong patriotism with sonorous and powerful melodies. The finale chorus “Ling Hang” sings the affectionate praise of young people in the new era to the motherland with magnificent harmony.
Aesthetic education serves as the core carrier of cultural inheritance and an important path to moral cultivation. The New Year’s Symphony Concert was not only a showcase of the university’s aesthetic education achievements, but also an important practice of promoting “Cultivating five educations simultaneously” and deepening aesthetic education reform under the guidance of the “"New Finance and Economics Strategy"”. As the 2026 New Year’s bell was about to ring, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics (ZUFE) took music as a bridge to connect tradition and modernity, East and West, and composed a splendid chapter of campus culture in the new era. In the new year, we will uphold the ZUFE spirit of “Virtue, Diligence, Truth, Pragmatism, Innovation and Serving the Country”, working together to write a brilliant chapter belonging to Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics!
(Correspondent: Wang Longhui; Editor: Che Peng)
