People taste the festive fudge at a stall of the Winter Bazaar in Wuxi. [Photo/WeChat account: liangxifabu]

The Winter Bazaar, an annual event for foreign and Chinese residents in Liangxi district, Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, kicked off on Dec 9.

Some foreign businesses, international schools, foreign families, camping organizers, restaurants and hotels in the city set up more than 40 stalls at the bustling bazaar and over 300 people offered performances.

The Winter Bazaar is crowded with people from different countries. [Photo/WeChat account: liangxifabu]

People from different countries showcased their unique cultures, tasted the delicacies unique to each other's countries prepared for the New Year, and participated in interactive games.

A Christmas-themed performance is offered at the Winter Bazaar. [Photo/WeChat account: liangxifabu]

Enthusiasm about charity and devotion of love have also been themes of the Winter Bazaar. At the stalls of Hope Primary Schools and the Wuxi International Chamber of Commerce's stall for recycling clothing and giving cups for donations, streams of people swarmed to contribute to the public welfare.

This year marks the fifth edition of the Winter Bazaar, which has grown into an important international activity at the Erquan Square of Chong'an Temple as well as an important platform for Liangxi to conduct people-to-people exchanges.