Street talk

China Daily | Updated: 2014-03-22 08:25

I hope she can come to visit Chongqing some time because China is huge, and she will definitely have different feelings in various cities. And I hope she talk with normal citizens like us as much as possible.

Cong Fei, 28, an office worker in Chongqing

Michelle's trip to China brought a sense of warmth in the male-dominated foreign relations. It's nice to feel the bilateral relations are not so masculine anymore. It also makes me want to know how the two first ladies work together.

Zhang Yi, 30, executive director at Great Wall Securities in Beijing

I heard that the education system in the US has a heuristic approach to learning, so I hope the US first lady can exchange ideas with our first lady and help China's education system to be more creative.

Wang Yu, 29, a pregnant woman in Beijing

I am looking forward to the fashion show of the two first ladies because they are both fashion icons in their countries. Michelle is very successful with her own career and I admire her very much, so I hope she can talk about how to improve women's status and offer them more opportunities in this society.

Chen Qing, 25, a staff member at the Consular Division of the Foreign Affairs Office in the Xiamen Municipal Office

My whole family is talking about Michelle's visit, even my grandparents. Michelle's daughters are near me in age, and I think their visit will greatly promote communication between the young people of the two countries. I hope more US students will come to China to study our culture.

Yan Xin, 26, head of the Developing Department of the Shijiazhuang Future Mall

I am from Sichuan province, so I feel very proud of having the first lady visit Chengdu, but I don't think she will enjoy the food there because it is very spicy. Actually more foreigners are visiting Chengdu, and the city is more connected with the world. Chengdu not only has pandas but also many other special things.

Zhou Xinyu, 31, a research fellow of emerging economies at the Beijing Foreign Studies University

(China Daily 03/22/2014 page6)