On January 22, the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco held the "Year of the Snake Cultural Open Day" for elementary school students. Over 60 students, teachers and parents from William Land Elementary School in Sacramento and Nam Kue School in San Francisco attended the event.

Acting Consul General Yang Shouzheng welcomed everyone to celebrate the "Little New Year" at the Consulate, introduced the inscription of Spring Festival on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, explained the customs of celebrating the “Little New Year” and the symbolism of the Year of the Snake. He highlighted the achievements of the "50,000 in 5 years" initiative, encouraging more American youth to visit China, experience its culture firsthand, and carry forward the goodwill between our two peoples.

The students were full of enthusiasm as they learned to write snake-shaped "Fu" characters, experienced the restoration of Terracotta Warriors, and participated in a quiz competition with prizes. The entire event was filled with a joyful festive atmosphere, ending with a lively performance of song and dance by the elementary students of William Land.