Wearing Hanfu, Making Mooncakes, and Experiencing Intangible Cultural Heritage: Families from Different Nations Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Shenyang

The "Celebrating Chinese Festivals with International Friends—Reunion of All, Full Moon for Us" event, sponsored by the Information Office of Liaoning Provincial People's Government in conjunction with the Information Office of Shenyang Municipal People's Government and CRI Online Liaoning, recently took place in Shenyang. Six families from Ireland, Germany, the United States, Syria, Yemen, and Iran participated in the event.

Six families from different nations celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together in Shenyang, photo by He Ran

During the event, the foreign visitors, looking to experience Chinese culture and capture the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival, were invited to try on Hanfu (traditional Han attire).

Three ladies from the United States posing in Hanfu, photo by He Ran

Li Fengyan, a fifth-generation inheritor from Shenyang Li's Sugar Figurine Making Techniques Project, an Intangible Cultural Heritage Project of Liaoning Province, made a vivid Little Jade Rabbit with just a few simple strokes.

Children love Li Fengyan (middle), an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, photo by He Ran

The foreign guests had the opportunity to try their hands at mooncakes with lotus seed paste under the guidance of expert pastry chefs.

The guests learn how to make mooncakes, photo by He Ran

Trying the fruit of their labors, photo by He Ran

Zhang Xiaoxiaoai from Ireland plays the erhu (traditional two-stringed instrument), photo by He Ran

Later, foreign guests boarded a Hunhe River ferry.

Waving to people on the boat opposite, photo by He Ran

Irish native Patrick McCarthy has lived in Shenyang for 11 years and wrote a poem for the city, posting to WeChat Moments.

Patrick McCarthy from Ireland appreciates the beauty of the Hunhe River, photo by He Ran

A screenshot of Patrick McCarthy's post in WeChat Moments, screenshot by Patrick McCarthy