To welcome the Spring

Festival, NENU organized the Spring Festival Party for the international

students who will continue staying in China even during the lunar New Year. 50

international students participated in this “Eating Dumplings and Celebrating

the Spring Festival” activity on January 24 to usher the coming new year of

Rooster.

After the demonstration of the

chiefs, students started to make their own dumplings. Kneading the doughs,

rolling the wrappers, filling the stuff, and sticking the edges, the students

did just as good as the masters. Besides, NENU also prepared New Year gifts

such as Chinese Knots and paper-cuttings to all of the students. Everyone at

present had a great time at the party, and many of them said it was their first

time to experience first-hand Chinese New Year.

Tiny as the dumpling might

be, it is the cultural symbol of Chinese Lunar New Year, which had passed down

for thousands of years. The party is not only about the NENU’s heartfelt

concern for the international students during this special occasion, but also a

window to present the Spring Festival customs and help international students

understand and fit in Chinse culture better.