Students celebrate New Year in traditional ways

Yang Meiping
Students at Luwan No.1 Central Primary School in Huangpu District of Shanghai had a big celebration to welcome the New Year on Friday.
Yang Meiping

Edited by Dong Jun. Subtitles by Yang Meiping.

Students at Luwan No.1 Central Primary School in Huangpu District of Shanghai had a big celebration to welcome the New Year on Friday.

It's the 19th year the school has organized activities to engage students in traditional Chinese ways to ring in the New Year.

Traditional food popular on important Chinese holidays were on offer, such as puffed rice, tanghulu (sugar-coated haws), sugar painting and spun sugar.

Grocery stores were set up, and time-honored brands were invited into the campus.

There were also lion dances, lantern riddles, a face-changing performance, pitch-pot games and other activities, in which students could win snacks, such as candies and fruits, as prizes.

At some booths, they could even try their own hand at making the snacks and food, such as jiaozi, or dumplings.

There was even a barber to offer haircuts to students.

Students celebrate New Year in traditional ways
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An old-fashioned grocery store was set up in the school.

Students celebrate New Year in traditional ways
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A new hairstyle for the New Year.

Students celebrate New Year in traditional ways
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Sugar painting is popular among children during New Year holiday.

Students celebrate New Year in traditional ways
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Writing spring couplets is one of the traditional ways to ring in the New Year in China.

Students celebrate New Year in traditional ways
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A typical banquet for the New Year

Students celebrate New Year in traditional ways
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Solving lantern riddles is cool.

Students celebrate New Year in traditional ways
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Students try their hands at making cakes.

Students celebrate New Year in traditional ways
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Dough modelling


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