Spring couplets are one of the oldest traditions to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, with families usually pasting them on their front doors for a good year. /CFP Photo

On Tuesday, a group of international students practiced their calligraphy skills while creating their own versions of the couplets in the city of Jinhua, east China’s Zhejiang Province. /CFP Photo

They wrote down characters with auspicious meanings like “spring,” “blessing” and “wealth” – which are all commonly used in couplets. /CFP Photo

Ninety students from 37 countries around the world will celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on January 27, with locals in four different villages in Jinhua. /CFP Photo

They will also experience other Chinese ways of celebration, such as ancestor veneration, and making rice cakes. /CFP Photo