A swahili spring

Fadhhili Mpunji, a radio producer from Tanzania, says he is 'stuck' in Beijing for more than a decade - and is loving it. Liu Xiangrui reports

China always made Fadhhili Mpunji curious. The 42-year-old journalist from Tanzania was familiar with Chinese during his childhood: They stayed in his hometown to help operate a railway built by a Chinese company in the late 1970s.

Besides, he was intrigued by kung fu movies and watched Chinese gymnasts at the Olympic Games on TV. He briefly studied Chinese history and politics in college.