This was the second year Jordan Mandujano stayed in Shanghai during Spring Festival. Still, the American student at Fudan University hasn't experienced a real festive environment in China due to the tough times caused by COVID-19 last year.
Taking boxing classes, going to the university library, attending online Chinese courses, William Morgan had a hectic schedule during the Spring Festival holiday.
Holding a calligraphy brush in his right hand, Mutakala Siakalima learned to write the Chinese character fu, which means good fortune, on a red paper by imitating a teacher's movements stroke by stroke.
Overseas students in China have spent some quality time during this recent Spring Festival as they experienced typical Chinese celebratory activities with teachers and classmates who have tried to help them feel at home while far from family.
China's Tianwen 1 robotic probe entered orbit above Mars' polar regions on Monday, moving closer to the red planet, the China National Space Administration said.
Professor Marion Koopmans from the University of Rotterdam, who was on the team to Wuhan, said it had not yet identified a clear candidate for the intermediate host of the novel coronavirus.
The WHO's animal disease expert Peter Ben Embarek, who heads the WHO-led team to China, said the mission to study the origin of the virus had been successful, and the team had gained a better understanding of what happened in Wuhan in December 2019.
All hypotheses are still open in the World Health Organization's research into the origins of COVID-19, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Friday.
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday released a video showing how Mars probe Tianwen-1 braked to allow its capture by the red planet's gravity.
The year 2020 was filled with unprecedented challenges, but the China International Import Expo still managed to yield fruitful results. We're hoping that the Chinese New Year will usher in better tidings for everyone!
Spring Festival, an occasion that features the excitement of family gatherings and sincere warmth of relatives and friends, is also known for its inclusiveness, as people from around the world join in the celebration regardless of their cultural, racial and religious backgrounds.
Jeon Kyung Rang from the Republic of Korea shot a vlog on Tuesday to share her experience of arriving in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, and being quarantined in a hotel.
By JAMES ALEXANDER, HU RUI, YUE XINGCHEN and ZHOU LINGYU
Feb 10, 2021
As the onset of spring approaches each year, families over China and worldwide reunite to see in the Chinese New Year together, and share in a joyous tradition that dates back millennia.
With Spring Festival around the corner, many Chinese people are choosing to stay put instead of returning to their hometowns to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
