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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Location: Shishi, Fujian Province
“I’ve been living in Shishi for 23 years, it’s my second hometown,” says Khalil, an Indian clothing merchant.
Shishi is a county-level city in Fujian Province. In 2003, young Khalil came to China to develop his business. He initially worked for a company in Shenzhen. Soon after opening a branch, he moved to Shishi. Shishi, although small, has a developed garment industry, with well-established procurement, logistics, and foreign trade chains.
In 2023, Khalil, who is in his forties, opened his own business. "The local authorities have been very helpful. They're very efficient. Sometimes I mistakenly go to the wrong place, but the staff always helpfully point me in the right direction."
Khalil Shishi considers it a very calm and relaxed city. "In my free time, I often take my family or meet up with friends and go for a walk along the beach," he says.
Location: Jintang, Sichuan Province
"I'm from the Netherlands and have been living in China for 20 years. My favorite Chinese poet is Bo Juyi," Mark, a lecturer at the Institute of Foreign Languages at Chengdu College of Arts and Sciences in Jintang County, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, tells his students.
Mark is 53 years old and has been teaching English at Chengdu College of Arts and Sciences for 17 years.
In 2005, while traveling in Thailand, Mark met an American living in Chengdu by chance. "He told me about Chengdu's cityscapes and delicacies. I was immediately drawn to the city."
Soon after, Mark arrived in Chengdu. In 2008, he began teaching at the Chengdu College of Arts and Sciences. Shortly afterward, he began a relationship with a colleague, Chen Xueyao. In 2014, the college moved to Jintang County, Chengdu. They were both captivated by the quiet and clean county-level town. They married there that same year.
Life in Jintan brings them joy. On weekends, the couple often goes hiking in the surrounding mountains. Jintan is also known as "orange country." Recently, the couple took their five-year-old daughter to an orange orchard to soak up the natural aromas.
Location: Dali, Yunnan Province
Patrick is from Sweden. In 2015, a chance encounter with Dalí left an unforgettable impression: "The landscapes in Dalí are incredibly beautiful, and the atmosphere here is very welcoming." Patrick and his wife eventually settled in Dalí in 2021.
They now live in Xiaobeicun Village on the shores of Lake Erhai, where they have established an organic farm with local residents.
Living in Dali has given Patrick more time to introduce his daughter to nature. "We go fishing in the streams, walk through the forest, plant vegetables on the farm, pick apples in the orchard—we're learning how to coexist with nature," says Patrick.
After several visits to Dali, Patrick's father also fell in love with the pleasant life here. "Now my father really likes China. He shares his life on international social media and has already attracted a lot of followers."
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