Foreign friends handwriting the word "Fu" xu Jiayi photo
(New Year grassroots) Foreign friends Zhejiang Celebrate the New Year: "I enjoy the process of learning traditional Chinese culture"
Wenzhou, January 29 (Fan Yubin, Lin Zhiquan, Zhang Xuanchang) Greeting the Spring Festival, receiving "Fu", experiencing the writing of the Spring Festival, and having a reunion Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together... The Spring Festival is approaching, and the taste of the New Year is getting stronger. Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, many international friends have chosen to stay for a "Chinese Year" this year.
Yueqing, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, held the theme activity of "Staying in The New Year for Foreigners" on the 28th, and 6 foreign friends engaged in foreign language teaching industry gathered together to experience the traditional Chinese New Year customs and feel the strong New Year flavor.
Foreign friends handwriting "Happy New Year" Xu Jiayi photo
On the same day, in a quaint courtyard in Shuitangshan Village, Lecheng Street, Yueqing City, big red lanterns hung high, full of festive atmosphere for the New Year. A large round table comes into view, a bag of dough, a plate of meat filling, a bowl of water, and foreign friends wearing "Chinese red" scarves wrapped dumplings under the guidance of the teacher.
"Put the meat filling in the middle of the dumpling skin, dip some water on the edge of the dumpling skin, and then fold the dumpling skin in half to make wrinkles like this..." After understanding the detailed process of making dumplings, foreign friends gathered around the table and were very busy.
Foreign friends show themselves the "Happy New Year" Xu Jiayi photo
"I've only eaten dumplings in China for so long, and today I finally know how to wrap dumplings, and I'm very happy." After gradually getting the trick, Nevilleen from South Africa excitedly wrapped up a decent dumpling.
Daniel, a Chinese son-in-law from Cameroon, wrapped dumplings and was even more familiar with the road. "You wouldn't be able to eat dumplings without chili peppers." Daniel, who speaks fluently Chinese, laughs and says that making dumplings is a "must-have" for his family's New Year, which has long been his "specialty" in 12 years in China. After saying that, he happily showed his friends the dumplings he had wrapped.
Foreign friends handwritten Spring League Photo by Xu Jiayi
The dumplings are ripe, the aroma is overflowing, and foreign friends sit around the table and feast. In addition to dumplings, delicious fried dried flour, fragrant local chicken, fish symbolizing the year and other delicious dishes have been served to the table, this special Chinese New Year's Eve meal left them with unforgettable holiday memories.
At the scene of the calligraphy experience activity, watching the Chinese teacher splash ink on the table, Mila from Australia couldn't help but try it. Holding a brush for the first time, she was a little confused, so she "drew the scoop according to the gourd" and tried to write down the big words "Happy New Year" on the red paper. As soon as she finished writing, she was excited and immediately asked her friend to take a group photo of herself and the work. Liberty from Zimbabwe, Delon from South Africa, one horizontal and one vertical, one skimming and one stroke... With a brush in his hand, he wrote down various "Fu" characters.
Foreign friends make dumplings Xu Jiayi photo
Onisoa from Madagascar "showed" a handful on the spot, and carefully wrote down the four big words of "Happy New Year" with his memory, winning everyone's admiration.
"When I get back, I'll stick it on the door and hope I'll have a happy year." Looking at her work, Onisoa loved it. She said that at present, she is working hard to learn Chinese, and this "first experience" of the Spring League has made her more interested in Chinese characters, and she wants to learn more Chinese characters if she has the opportunity.
Setting off firecrackers is the favorite part of foreign friends, as a representative, Daniel bears the heavy responsibility of starting the fire, only to see him grab the tail end of the firecracker with one hand, light the lead with a lighter in the other hand, and the firecrackers are noisy for a while, and the laughter is mixed with exclamations floating over the courtyard.
Foreign friends greet the New Year Lin Zhiquan photo
"The Chinese New Year is in full swing, and I love this kind of event." Onisoa, who works as a foreign teacher at a kindergarten in Yueqing, has been in China for seven years, and this year will be her third Spring Festival in Yueqing. She said that Yueqing has changed a lot in the past few years, and there are still many tricks in Yueqing's Spring Festival, and a while ago she also went to the market to buy New Year goods, ready to make a hearty dinner for herself on the day of Chinese New Year's Eve.
"I especially like to eat local chicken, and I heard that this means that the new year is auspicious and everything is smooth." Onisoa said she felt that the Chinese New Year was particularly ceremonial and that she enjoyed learning about traditional Chinese culture and customs. "Although it is far from home, my heart is very warm." (End)