Two students at a road sign, reading "we are missing you at Tianjin University." [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tianjin University opened its gates to the public during its annual Crabapple Blossom Festival, luring up to 80,000 visitors, including alumni and residents.

The festival featured various performances and activities, including sports activities, exhibitions, and artistic and cultural performances.

Peiyang Chorus, an international student choir made up of students from 19 countries, a retired faculty choir and a children's choir from the Affiliated Primary School of Tianjin University gave choral performances on Sunday.

Visitors watched dances, instrumental, and choral performances, experienced science and innovation power at exhibitions.

They also saw autonomous driving on intelligent connected buses, participated in various intangible cultural heritage themed activities including paper cuttings, porcelain carving, handmade mortise and tenon, and rowed dragon boats with the university's dragon boat team.

In the past three years, the festival was open only to the university's students and faculties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The festival offered live broadcasts on multiple platforms, including the university's official accounts on social media such as Bilibili, Douyin, Weibo, WeChat, and Facebook.