Villagers of Jinshan Village in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu province show Jiangsu University students how to cook Laba porridge, on Jan 11. [Photo by Shi Yucheng/Asianewsphoto]

With the Laba Rice Porridge Festival approaching, Jiangsu University students from Russia, Germany, Pakistan, Rwanda on Friday visited Jinshan village, Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu province.

While there they made and tasted Laba porridge together with villagers, learned to understand the customs of the festival, and experienced traditional Chinese culture.