Professor Hua Tao, left, faces off against Professor Liu Houjun in HNC’s annual ping pong tournament. Despite using his dramatic style of play to the utmost, Hua later lost to Liu—which wasn’t a surprise to most of the crowd, because Professor Liu has won the tournament each year for as long as anyone can remember (at least 10 years!).  Students also played against professors and faced off against each other after this decisive match.  The phrase hao qiu! (好球), said often by people in the crowd, means “good hit!”  Maybe Professor Hua can finally beat the champion next year and take away his trophy…

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