International friends arrange flowers at the Shimen Scenic Area in Huishan National Forest Park. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxishilvyouju]

Friends from around the world unlocked Lantern Festival experience rich in traditional heritage in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, on March 3.

A unique Lantern Festival-themed event took place at the Jiangyin Port Terminal. Police officers from the Jiangyin Border Inspection Station brought the spirit of Lantern Festival rituals to ocean-going vessels, offering special greetings and warm wishes to foreign crew members working far from home. This allowed them to experience the unique charm of Chinese traditional festivals and the warmth of Chinese culture.

A girl shows off her blessing card. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxishilvyouju]

Foreign friends from countries and regions such as Bangladesh, Ecuador, Poland, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan visited the Shimen Scenic Area in Huishan National Forest Park to participate in the themed cultural experience. They immersed themselves in the unique charm of Jiangnan culture by enjoying tea, arranging flowers, and writing blessing cards. These visitors expressed their wishes in their native languages, blending their hopes for a foreign land with Lantern Festival's wishes for reunion.

Foreign friends, dressed in festive Chinese attire, participate in the dragon dance performance in Xin'an subdistrict. [Photo/WeChat account: wuxishilvyouju]

At the Cultural Square of Xin'an subdistrict, foreign friends dressed in festive Chinese attire participated in the dragon dance performance. They followed the rhythm of the drums and worked with local performers. Despite some initial awkwardness in their movements, they were full of earnestness and joy, vividly interpreting the auspicious meaning of the dragon and horse spirits. The resounding drumbeats and the lively dragon movements won rounds of applause from the audience.