Intl seafarers' Lantern Festival experience in Ningbo

A French trainee crew member bumps fists with a robot dog. [Photo provided to Yongpai App]

Fifteen international seafarers enjoyed a hands-on experience of Ningbo's Lantern Festival at Meishan: learning lion dance moves, drumming, picking strawberries, sampling tangyuan and local rice cakes, and trying calligraphy and traditional Chinese medicine for a fun dive into local culture.

International seafarers write "I love you" in Chinese. [Photo provided to Yongpai App]