'Energy and ambition' attract young Americans

SHANGHAI - China has captivated the imagination of Hunter Levan for as long as he can remember.

Levan, 29, came to China in 2009, but the US citizen has been interested in the country since his childhood, when he was a fan of kungfu movies and started to practice martial arts.

Driven by a desire to learn Chinese, Levan quit his job as a government clerk in Washington and moved to Suzhou in East China to spend a year studying the language.