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University of Florida Chinese Students and Scholars Association hosts Lunar New Year celebration

Jingxi Weng (left) and Xiaoyi Tian (right), two third-year Ph.D. students from China, practice calligraphy of the Chinese character "福," which means blessing and happiness, at the Spring Festival Celebration hosted by the UF Chinese Students and Scholars Association at the Reitz Union in Gainesville, Florida. They both moved to the United States in 2018 to pursue their Ph.D.s, and since then, they have not celebrated Chinese New Year with their families back home. (Xinyue Li/WUFT News)
Jingxi Weng (left) and Xiaoyi Tian (right), two third-year Ph.D. students from China, practice calligraphy of the Chinese character "福," which means blessing and happiness, at the Spring Festival Celebration hosted by the UF Chinese Students and Scholars Association at the Reitz Union in Gainesville, Florida. They both moved to the United States in 2018 to pursue their Ph.D.s, and since then, they have not celebrated Chinese New Year with their families back home. (Xinyue Li/WUFT News)

The University of Florida Chinese Students and Scholars Association celebrated Chinese New Year during their Spring Festival by inviting students to participate in a variety of traditional Chinese activities and share food on the second floor of the J. Wayne Reitz Union on Sunday, Jan. 29. UF students from various backgrounds gathered to celebrate the start of the Year of the Rabbit and learn about Chinese culture.

 

Xinyue is a photographer for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.