Students learn to make huamo (steamed buns in the shapes of flowers and other patterns) at a school in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, on February 14, 2025. /VCG

Students learn to make huamo (steamed buns in the shapes of flowers and other patterns) at a school in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, on February 14, 2025. /VCG

Huamo are displayed at a school in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, on February 14, 2025. /VCG

Huamo are displayed at a school in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, on February 14, 2025. /VCG

Students learn to make paper cuttings at a school in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, on February 14, 2025. /VCG

Students learn to make paper cuttings at a school in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, on February 14, 2025. /VCG

Students learn to make lanterns at a school in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, on February 14, 2025. /VCG

Students learn to make lanterns at a school in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, on February 14, 2025. /VCG

A student shows her work to express wishes for the Year of the Snake in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, on February 14, 2025. /VCG

A student shows her work to express wishes for the Year of the Snake in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province, on February 14, 2025. /VCG

At the start of the new school semester, students of primary and secondary schools in east China's Rizhao have learned a variety of intangible cultural heritage skills, including papercutting, and making lanterns and huamo, steamed buns in the shapes of flowers and other patterns. Schools in Rizhao have integrated intangible cultural heritage items into the first classes of the new semester, offering students immersive experiences and interactions with traditional culture.