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)