To carry forward Chinese traditional culture, promote Chinese and Western cultural exchanges, and attract more people to appreciate Chinese ancestors’ wisdom of facing natural cycle, the International Department of TUSM Student Union organized a dumpling-making event in Xiyuan Canteen on November 17. Foreign and Chinese students together experienced the fun of dumpling- making, and the scene was lively for a time.

At the beginning, the host vividly introduced the history and folk legends of dumplings, showing unique charms of Chinese culture.

When students got started, they realized that make dumplings was really challenging. Students who are proficient in making dumplings taught skills to foreign students who made dumplings for the first time, such as wiping a bit of water on the edge of the dumpling skin to make them sticky and avoid the fillings out. Greenhands gradually learned the skills with others’ help and felt joy of making traditional Chinese food.

Two types of dumplings, one filled with vegetarian filling, the other filled with cabbage mixed pork, were made after everyone’s hardworking. Everyone was excited and satisfied when they ate the boiled dumplings made by themselves.

Thank all the participants who attended and prepared this event. Hopefully, Chinese tradition and culture could be shown to you who are now watching this article. In ancient time, many chilly winters have been warmed by the moment when tongue tip collides with dumpling.