Peter Helis is a foreigner living in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province. He feels "lucky" to celebrate Chinese New Year, as the holiday starts not long after his grandest festival – Christmas. The investment advisor said the most fascinating thing about the festival is shopping at a flower market, and his knowledge of the many flowers there is impressive! Check out the video and learn more.
With Spring Festival just around the corner, some foreigners in China share their experiences and stories of Chinese New Year, as well as their lives in China.
Cleaning the external walls of buildings has become a profession as thousands of tall buildings have sprung up alongside China's rapid development urbanization program since the implementation of the reform and opening-up policy about four decades ago.
Rajni Aggarwal — the co-owner of an Indian restaurant in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province — will amaze you with her knowledge about the Chinese Spring Festival. But what's her biggest fascination? Is it putting out the upside-down fu character? Setting off fireworks? Or something else? Check out the video to learn more.
In addition to patrolling the Zhaotong Road residential neighborhood in Shanghai, which was classified as a medium-risk area following the emergence of COVID-19 cases, police officers have gone the extra mile to ensure the well-being of residents that were not able to serve their quarantine in designated hotels – pets.
Everyday heroes have made their own contributions in the fight against COVID-19 in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, helping the city recover from the disease in the past month.
Barbara, from Germany, is the founder of a childrenswear brand in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province. What food does she praise as "something that we will eat even without Spring Festival"? And with the combination of Chinese hongbao and her European mindset, what does she prepare as gifts for this year's holiday? Check out the video and learn more!
By Li Lei and Zhang Yu in Shijiazhuang
Feb 02, 2021
With Spring Festival just around the corner, we talked to some foreigners in China to test their knowledge of Chinese New Year and discuss New Year celebrations, things that interest them about the grand holiday, as well as their lives in China.
Dong Shuntao, 66, went viral on the internet recently, after a video showed her working as a DJ, managing the music in a bar in Changsha, Hunan province. The video received more than 2.9 million views and over 40,000 likes.
With Spring Festival just around the corner, we talked to some foreigners in China to test their knowledge of Chinese New Year and discuss New Year celebrations, things that interest them about the grand holiday, as well as their lives in China. Watch the trailer and stay tuned!
11 miners who were trapped more than 600 meters underground after explosions hit a gold mine in East China have been saved after 14 days of relentless rescue work.
After years of struggle and effort, China has finally fulfilled its generational mission to eliminate absolute poverty. China Daily's foreign reporters Jocelyn Eikenburg and Matt Bossons traveled across the country to discover the stories behind people's efforts to overcome poverty.
A teenage patient in a hospital in downtown Shanghai's Huangpu district that has implemented closed-loop management to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 has brought smiles to the faces of his fellow patients and medical workers up with his guitar and singing.
After years of struggle and effort, China has finally fulfilled its generational mission to eliminate absolute poverty. China Daily's foreign reporters Jocelyn Eikenburg and Matt Bossons traveled across the country to discover the stories behind people's efforts to overcome poverty.
After years of struggle and effort, China has finally fulfilled its generational mission to eliminate absolute poverty. China Daily's foreign reporters Jocelyn Eikenburg and Matt Bossons traveled across the country to discover the stories behind people's efforts to overcome poverty.
