Cultural exchange
Graduate student Yuanyuan Zheng demonstrates traditional Chinese painting techniques during the annual Confucius Institute Day celebration on Saturday (Sept. 27) on the Tulane University uptown campus. The event featured indigenous Chinese art, games, food and music.
A staple at most Chinese celebrations, meat and vegetable dumplings boil in a pot of water.
Genevieve Hofler, 7, delights in the intricate details of a Chinese headdress.
Festival-goers play a game of fan sheng, translated into English as “crossed string.”
A group of Tulane students jump rope, known in China as “tiao sheng.”
Garvie Thurman, 5, tries her hand at chopsticks.
