The Paper's reporter Yu Kai
On February 5, Ouyang Yi (first from left) and his wife (center) wearing a cheongsam walk into a hospitable Shanghai neighbor's house to experience dumpling making together. The picture of this article is provided by Minhang District
How do foreign residents celebrate the New Year in Shanghai?
In the past few days, an international friend living in Huacao Town, Minhang District, Shanghai, Ouyang Yi from the United Kingdom, has entered the countryside and taken his wife to integrate into the team of Chinese "busy year".
Ouyang Yi and his wife attend family gatherings and play with Chinese children.
In 1985, Ouyang Yi came to China with his parents, was attracted by Chinese culture, began to learn Chinese, and chose to stay in China to develop. In 2000, Ouyang Yi came to Shanghai to work and became a permanent resident of Huacao Town in Minhang District with his wife. Ouyang Yi said: "Chinese culture is very attractive, and I really like living here. ”
At a Shanghai neighbor's house in Huacao Town, Ouyang Yi (first from left) and his wife in a cheongsam enjoy a lively and festive Chinese New Year's Eve meal in advance.
The closer the Spring Festival, the stronger the flavor of the Year.
On February 4, they came to the agricultural and sideline products wholesale market to buy fruit and seafood, and then hung red lanterns for the neighbors to feel the footsteps of the Chinese New Year approaching.
Let the foreign residents feel the "Chinese Year, Happy Year" with temperature, thoughts and taste, and Huacao Town in Minhang District let the Yang sisters wear the elegant qipao representing the Chinese side to feel the beauty of tradition.
On February 5, Ouyang Yi, together with his wife in a cheongsam, walked into a hospitable Shanghai neighbor's house to make dumplings, fry spring rolls, attend family gatherings, play with Chinese children, and enjoy a lively and festive Chinese New Year's Eve meal in advance.
Huacao Town, through activities such as the Chinese New Year of foreign sisters, allows foreign residents to fully integrate into the Huacao international community and share a Chinese New Year's Eve reunion night with Huacao people.
Learn to sing Chinese songs Wishing you prosperity
In fact, Ouyang Yi's family is just a microcosm of the residents of Huyang. Located in the northwest of Minhang District, Huacao Town is a well-known Huacao international community in Shanghai, and its origin is inseparable from Huacao's international education. The introduction of a number of international schools, such as American schools, British schools, Singapore schools and Korean schools, has gradually formed a family-based community of overseas people. 11 international communities, nearly 3,000 households, nearly 6,000 foreigners, involving 76 countries and regions...
In the face of an international community where foreign residents and "indigenous people" are intertwined and multiculturalism coexist, Chen Jian, deputy mayor of Huacao Town, said that the secret of Huacao Town's governance is one word: people.
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For example, the traditional Spring Festival not only allows foreign residents to participate in it, but also makes them the protagonists: let the foreign sisters wear the elegant cheongsam representing the Chinese side to feel the beauty of tradition, let foreign children learn to sing the traditional Song of the New Year "Wishing you prosperity", and feel the happy atmosphere of the Spring Festival.
The highlight of this year is that huacao international community leads foreign residents to spend a wonderful year in Huacao, like local residents, they go to the market to buy New Year goods, burn incense and pray for blessings in temples, and finally make a table of Chinese New Year's Eve meals with local residents, fully integrate into Huacao international community, and share Chinese New Year's Eve reunion night with Huacao people.
Editor-in-Charge: Zou Juan