温故知新 | Foreign Media Influencers Handcraft Sachets at the Nishan Sacred Land, an Encounter with the Wisdom of The Analects

From September 19 to 20, the cultural experience event "2026 Revisiting and Renewing: Jining Journey — Sacred Nishan Invites You to Share" made its way to Nishan Sacred Land.A number of foreign media influencers tried their hand at the traditional craft of making sachets, touching traditional culture with their own hands and experiencing the distinctive appeal of Confucian culture.

At the event, a wide array of traditional Chinese herbs was laid out. Each participant selected herbs according to their preferred fragrance and efficacy, ground them finely, and packed the powder into a cloth pouch to make a sachet of their own. Foreign influencer Kapustina Elizaveta chatted cheerfully as she worked.

During the conversation, Kapustina Elizavetamentioned a motto she has long cherished:"I may lose today, but I will not lose tomorrow." She said with a smile that this saying keeps motivating her to keep improving. Xu Mingye, host of Dazhong・Haibao News, promptly drew a connection to Confucian classics. "This reminds me of'见贤思齐' (see a virtuous person and seek to emulate them) from The Analects—when you encounter a person of noble character, you aspire to match them."Kapustina Elizaveta nodded in agreement, struck that the thoughts she shared so casually should resonate with Confucian wisdom from more than two thousand years ago.

A small sachet not only holds a refreshing fragrance, but also carries a cultural resonance that transcends time and space. Through this hands-on experience, the foreign guest came to appreciate traditional culture up close, and in this serendipitous encounter with The Analects, gained a genuine sense of the vitality of Confucian culture that has endured across millennia.