If you have seen the movie city of glass, you will be deeply impressed by the "Hedong Lady Hall" where Li Minghe and Shu Qi met. Yes, in HKU, the auditorium goes far beyond the concept of "dormitory". From Castle University Hall, which has a history of over 100 years, to Shide Hall newly built in recent years, each hall has its own tradition, which brings together romance, hard work and humanity and becomes the culture of Hong Kong college students.
In fact, dormitory culture already existed when 19 1 Hong Kong University was founded. It represents the accommodation modes of Cambridge University and Oxford University. In addition to accommodation, the earliest dormitory also has the function of attending classes, and the tutor will supplement and teach some knowledge here. Up to now, there are more and more houses, but they all inherit this culture.
The function of dormitory is similar to that of dormitory, but each dormitory is also a small social organization. By participating in various dormitory groups, such as choir, basketball team, volleyball team, dance team, etc. Cousins can enhance unity and cohesion and enjoy collective life. At present, HKU has 13 auditoriums.
Every dormitory has a student union. They can design their own clothes, from T-shirts to sportswear. Each dormitory has at least six or seven sets of clothes for different activities. At the same time, the student union organizes students to participate in various inter-school competitions, such as HKU's four traditional competitions: chorus, drama, bridge and debate. Besides, each family has its own basketball team and tennis team. "For local students in Hong Kong, they can't live in sheds without these talents!" Mr. Warden of Shidetang told us, "Even if you move in, if you don't contribute to the club within one year, you are in danger of being evicted."
In addition, unlike the mainland, HKU's dormitory is not divided into departments. As the University of Hong Kong implements a complete elective system, the concept of class is rather vague. Students living on the same floor are more like a group and a family. They may come from different countries, regions, departments and grades; But it uses a living room, a bathroom and a kitchen ... A particularly interesting phenomenon we see is that many dormitories have red notes with the word "Guo" on their doors, such as "Jin Guo", "Bouncing Guo" and "Exclusion Guo" ... The warden said that such red notes would be sent to each other every year before the exam. It turns out that this is a small lottery for students to pray for passing the exam.
It has a long history that Hong Kong students are "persistent" in writing. Each dormitory not only has its own clothes, but also has its own slogans "hallcheers" and "Hall Song". You know, only the dormitory that won the championship in the year-end competition will have the opportunity to sing its own hall song to the teachers and students of the whole school! Some cheers and songs are even passed down from generation to generation. Liang Ting, a mainland student who lives in Taikoo Hall, said that posing in various postures and shouting slogans with different rhythms will give them a sense of belonging to Taikoo Hall.
The high table dinner in the life of the social hall is a highlight of the social hall culture. Especially in the ancient university hall, every month, the dormitory staff of the university hall will hold a high table dinner. At that time, students will wear evening dresses, learn from gentlemen and ladies, learn social etiquette, and regularly invite celebrities to give speeches to enrich their knowledge. The high table dinner in the university auditorium was held in a hall of the old castle.
Every year, freshmen should study and train hallcheer and hallsong in the "orientation camp" ten days before entering school, and carry out outward bound training according to their interests. The colorful activities of Shetang will start from that day. However, compared with the well-behaved dorms in the mainland, dorms have many shortcomings, that is, they are noisy and sleep late. Every year, people move out of the dormitory because they can't stand this kind of life.