The group made dumplings, wrote the Chinese character "Fu" (blessing), and shared stories about their traditions and campus life.

Zhang enquired about students' holiday plans and encouraged them to experience Chinese New Year customs, with the celebration's fragrant ink and laughter from the Spring Festival Gala highlighting a cross-cultural reunion.

Following on-campus celebrations, the group moved to the ancient city of Taining for the Cross-Cultural Spring Festival Experience event from Feb 19 to 20, wandering through the historic streets and alleys, listening to Hakka folk songs, and sampling traditional Lei Cha (pounded tea).

Hands-on workshops taught them to make Shangqing palm-leaf weaving and Yuzi (fish-shaped) lanterns. With every stitch and weave, they touched the warmth of traditional craftsmanship and felt the enduring pulse of this cultural legacy.