Taiwan residents spread community spirit in Xiamen's refurbished villages

A strong sense of belonging is rising up alongside new apartment blocks. Zhang Yi and Hu Meidong report from Fujian.

Huang Yu-ching spent Sunday at a neighborhood activity center in a renovated single-story building in Xiamen, Fujian province. She was teaching a group of children to draw pictures on brightly-colored lanterns that would be used in the Lantern Festival on Tuesday.

In October, the 33-year-old from Kaohsiung in the south of Taiwan started work as assistant to the director of Zhongshan community in Xiamen's Haicang district. One of her main responsibilities is to help cultivate a sense of community via public events, including traditional festivals.