Taste of China cultural event held in New York to celebrate Chinese New Year

People experience Chinese calligraphy during the Taste of China cultural event in New York, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2026. A cultural event titled the Taste of China was held here on Sunday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. [Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo]

People experience Chinese calligraphy during the Taste of China cultural event in New York, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2026. A cultural event titled the Taste of China was held here on Sunday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. [Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo]

A boy holds a horse-themed sugar painting during the Taste of China cultural event in New York, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2026. A cultural event titled the Taste of China was held here on Sunday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. [Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo]

People view works of dough sculpture during the Taste of China cultural event in New York, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2026. A cultural event titled the Taste of China was held here on Sunday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. [Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo]

People view works of sugar painting during the Taste of China cultural event in New York, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2026. A cultural event titled the Taste of China was held here on Sunday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. [Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo]

A woman accepts a work of sugar painting from a craftsman during the Taste of China cultural event in New York, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2026. A cultural event titled the Taste of China was held here on Sunday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. [Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo]

A man learns to fly a kite during the Taste of China cultural event in New York, the United States, on Feb. 8, 2026. A cultural event titled the Taste of China was held here on Sunday to celebrate the Chinese New Year. [Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo]