Information Office of Beijing Municipality
2021-02-15  |  

Surprises and intresting videos on Spring Festival charms and touching Chinese stories have been prepared for the first seven days of Year of the Ox 2021. Produced by the Information Office of Beijing Municipality, the 7-episode video series, "I am in Beijing for Spring Festival" tells the stories about seven people of different nationalities and in different trades who spend Spring Festival 2021 in Beijing. In the video clips, these people are interviewed by foreign reporters to share their life and work experiences and stories about Spring Festival.

Here is the 4th episode: Restaurant Partner: Pizza with Baozi, Great!

Loran, a partner of Mexican restaurant Qmex, comes from Kentucky of the US and has been living in Beijing for 12 years. Loran has spent Spring Festival in China for many times. During his stay in China, the way people celebrate Spring Festival has changed a lot while the festival has become part of his life. Due to the pandemic, Loran and  his wife choose to stay put instead of traveling to Inner Mongolia, his wife's hometown. They plan to celebrate the festival with other family members via video call. In addition, Loran has learned how to make dumplings. "They're not the prettiest, but I can make one for sure."