The annual Chinese New Year celebration was held in the afternoon of February 6, 2012. This event gathered all the students, faculty, and staff members as well as the retirees of NTHU community during the Lantern Festival. The celebration began with President Lih J. Chen greeting everyone, and wishing all a happy and prosperous year of Dragon! He further thanked all professors and students for their award-winning contributions to NTHU. President Chen also expressed his appreciation to all the staff members who have worked hard to organize an excellent celebration of NTHU's Centennial Anniversary.

President Chen concluded by encouraging the Tsing Hua family that "this is the year of Dragon, as well as the year of Ren Chen" he said, "Ren means nurturing and cultivating talents, and Chen means significant outcome. Ren Chen year thus signifies NTHU will perform better and achieve greater! I believe with the glorious past and our current accomplishment together with your hard work and talents, we are on our road to a greater future!"

The celebration continued with an exciting entertainment program. First performance was from "Tian Gu Band"; it quickly beat up the celebration to a climax with its powerful strikes. Then was the famous and award-winning singing group "Seagull K Vocal Band" which was followed by the NTHU Guitar Club; the duet guitarists fascinated the audiences with joyful and new year rhythm. Later on, "Marvelous! Ireland" was performed by Min Fu Tap Elementary School Tap Dancing Crew; they created a tremendous momentum through a bright and clear layout of Irish tap dance, combining with strong body movements.

"A Thankful Heart" was performed by the staff choir, and five Indian Ph.D. students from the Department of Chemistry brought the Indian Bollywood Dance; they impressed everyone with their exquisite dancing moves. Last but the least was the Magic Show prepared Prof. Kok-Hwa Tan, he surprised all with Senior Vice President Yip being suspended mid-air without any visibly support.