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Lantern Festival

Sweet Sugar-coated Haws & Reunion on Lantern Festival

When the lanterns of the Lantern Festival light up gently in the night, the ancient festive atmosphere permeates the streets and alleys. In addition to traditional customs such as viewing lanterns and guessing lantern riddles, there is also an intangible cultural heritage, like a sweet treasure deep in the years, waiting for us to explore. Sugar-coated haws, also known as tanghulu, are small strings wrapped in crystal sugar coating, carrying the traditional charm of China for thousands of years. They originated in the Southern Song Dynasty and have been passed down to this day. This Lantern Festival, let us start this sweet journey of making sugar-coated haws together.

Lantern Festival · Sweet Departure

2025·HAPPY LANTERN FESTIVAL

At the event, we prepared fresh fruits such as strawberries, kumquats, oranges, grapes, blueberries, and necessary materials such as white sugar, bamboo sticks, bowls, and pots. Making candied haws requires not only carefulness and patience, but also a certain amount of experience.

Lantern Festival · Fruity Series

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At the event, everyone sat together and excitedly selected fruits. Some chose refreshing kumquats, while others were attracted by strawberries. Everyone picked up bamboo sticks and carefully strung the fruits together. Some strung sunshine roses and strawberries alternately into red and green, and some mixed multiple fruits into a "fruit rainbow". During the process, everyone exchanged skills and shared ideas with each other, and the scene was full of laughter and the atmosphere was warm.

Lantern Festival · Boil sugar and color

2025·HAPPY LANTERN FESTIVAL

Boil sugar, is the key step in making candied haws. In the corner of the event site, the friends held wooden spoons and stirred the sugar liquid attentively. The sugar liquid in the pot gradually changed from crystal granules to dark yellow liquid, with tiny bubbles coming out. Everyone couldn't wait to dip the skewered fruits into the tempting sugar liquid, looking forward to making perfect candied haws.

Happy Lantern Festival

HAPPY LANTERN FESTIVAL

May this sweetness accompany you all

A warm and happy Lantern Festival.

Let us look forward to the next gathering,

Feel the charm of the blend of tradition and modernity again!

Wish you all a happy Lantern Festival,

Family reunion,

Happiness and health!