An international student from Nantong Vocational University gives a senior citizen a haircut on March 4. [Photo by Xu Peiqin/CFP]

March 5 marks the annual "Learning from Lei Feng Day" and international students from Nantong Vocational University and Tibetan students from Nantong Tibet Minzu School visited a local residential community to cut the hair of seniors citizens, sew and mend clothes, and test blood pressure.

They said they hope to follow the spirit of Lei Feng, a soldier who was characterized as a selfless and modest man who devoted his entire life to China and its people.