Calligraphers Send Spring Blessings to Beijing Workers

On the morning of February 9, the 2026 “Wanfu Yingchun — Song Wanfu, Jin Wanjia” (万福迎春——送万福·进万家, Ten Thousand Blessings Welcome Spring — Send Blessings to Every Home) workers’ calligraphy charity event came to the AI Origin Community in Haidian District, Beijing, in a special session honoring the capital’s workers. The scent of ink mingled with the festive mood of the approaching Spring Festival as calligraphers wrote blessings for working people.

Blessings for the Capital’s Workers

The event was organized by the China Workers’ Culture and Sports Association and the Beijing Federation of Trade Unions, and hosted by the association’s calligraphy branch and the Haidian District Federation of Trade Unions.

In remarks, Su Shishu, honorary chairman of the China Calligraphers Association and a member of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History, said the *fu* character carries the deepest blessings of the workers’ “home,” while the smiling portraits capture the most beautiful moments of working people and the most moving figures in the city’s development.

Model workers on hand received both calligraphy and framed “smile portraits.” Yu Haikuan, a national model worker and director of the Yanqing District Cultural Relics Management Office, said receiving his portrait and a calligraphed *fu* as the Horse Year approached made him feel the warmth of the trade union federation, and he pledged to keep serving society as a grassroots heritage worker. Zhang Zhen, a Beijing model worker and chief technician at Heng’an Jiaxin (Beijing) Technology Co., said that as someone who usually works with computers, the festive atmosphere felt especially precious in the digital age, and he would turn the blessing into motivation for the year ahead.

Eight Calligraphers, One Brush

Eight calligraphers — Su Shishu, Xu Xicheng, Zheng Xiaohua, Liu Junjing, Wu Chuanyi, Zhao Jifang, Ge Haiying, and Zhang Ruitian — wrote *fu* characters in a variety of scripts and auspicious Spring Festival couplets on the spot. Their brushes swept across the paper like galloping horses, filling the venue with the energy of the coming year.

The *fu* character (福, meaning blessing or good fortune) is the most iconic symbol of the Chinese New Year; pasting it on doors and walls is a tradition meant to invite luck for the year to come. The event is part of the workers’ “Send Blessings to Every Home” campaign, which brings calligraphy and New Year greetings to factories, communities, and frontline workers across the country.

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