University students in Malta celebrate Dragon Boat Festival


VALLETTA, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Students from the Confucius Institute at the University of Malta marked the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday by making dumplings called Zongzi.

Sun Yi, a teacher at the Confucius Institute, explained the origins of the Dragon Boat Festival and its associated customs, such as eating Zongzi, participating in dragon boat races, and carrying scented sachets.

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