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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Guiyang, January 7 (Xinhua) — Nine years ago, Russian Tatyana Kucherova first came to Guizhou Province (southwest China) and never imagined it would become her "second home." Today, the student journalist has firmly established herself here, using camera and words to tell the Guizhou chapter of Chinese history.
In September 2016, Tatyana arrived at Guizhou University to study Chinese. Two years later, she passed the HSK 5 (level 5) exam, and in 2019, she entered Guizhou University's master's program in journalism.
"Seeing is believing." Before arriving in China, her impressions of the country were largely based on what others had told her, but after experiencing it firsthand, she was truly struck by its vitality and rapid development.
The first time in Guizhou was difficult. The first obstacle was food. "At first, I ate bread every day and couldn't handle spicy food at all." But she decided to follow local customs. After trying pepper for the first time with Chinese friends, she gradually became hooked, and "the more I ate, the better it tasted."
Now, however, dishes without pepper seem insufficiently flavorful to her. She laughingly explains that every time she returns to Russia, she always packs a few jars of Laoganma sauce (a hot sauce with crispy chili peppers) in her suitcase.
When she first arrived, there were few foreigners in Guizhou, and Tatyana often attracted attention as she strolled the streets. Now, with more and more foreign visitors, she has transformed from an object of observation into an active participant in local life.
At university, she met a fellow university graduate from Shanxi Province (Northern China). Their shared interests brought them together, they fell in love, and started a family. Charmed by the pleasant climate, comfortable pace of life, and simple customs of the locals, they decided to settle in Guizhou Province.
Tatyana has witnessed the changes in Guiyang (the administrative center of Guizhou Province). In 2016, the commute from the university to the city center took over two hours by bus. Now, with the opening of three subway lines in Guiyang, the same journey takes just an hour. She admires how Guiyang, while developing, retains its natural beauty and is amazed by the rapid pace of change.
Her role is also changing. In her free time, she shares her daily life in Guizhou on social media, gradually attracting an audience. In 2023, as she had hoped, she joined the editorial staff of the Guizhou Daily newspaper, becoming a presenter at the international media center. Filming short videos, covering news events… through social media platforms, she introduces the world to the culture of ethnic minorities, cuisine, and landscapes of Guizhou.
With the introduction of a visa-free regime between China and Russia, more and more Russian friends are contacting her, wanting to come to China as tourists, and many Russian parents have also begun to encourage their children to learn Chinese.
Tatyana and her husband have already purchased a new apartment in Guiyang and are actively preparing for renovations. From a young woman learning the language to a current promoter of Guizhou culture, she says the longer she lives here, the more she discovers Guizhou's charms. -0-
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