The Chinese New Year goes to the grassroots | the Chinese year of the foreigner "Figo"

Dazhong Daily reporter Tao Xiangyin correspondent Tian Changli Sun Yuan

On the first day of the Chinese New Year, the "Figo" family of four gathered together to watch the replay of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. For "Figo", many of the contents of the Spring Festival Gala may not be understood, but they like to watch. "Figo" said: "I like the traditional Chinese culture very much, which is the main reason why I chose to live in China. ”

Figo is a Belgian whose real name is Philippe Esbo. Having lived in China for 21 years, "Figo" is fluent Chinese and knows many Chinese characters. "I don't speak english, my family communicates in Chinese." His wife, Yang Cuiying, said.

"Figo" came to China to work as early as 2001 and has always been obsessed with Chinese culture. "Figo" said that he is full of curiosity about Chinese culture and full of respect for China's rapid development, so he has been to many cities in China, often going to museums and painting exhibitions.

The couple opened an internet celebrity chocolate shop in Weihai, "No one called him Philip anymore, they all called him 'Figo'." Yang Cuiying said that she was responsible for making chocolate shapes, "Figo" specially paid attention to chocolate, and the husband and wife ran the small shop prosperously.

In order to celebrate this Spring Festival, "Figo" hung red lanterns in the store, pasted big red blessing characters, and pointed to the tiger oil painting on the wall and said to customers, "Look, tiger, the year of the tiger is auspicious." "For him, the Spring Festival is a family together, the home and the shop are decorated with a festive atmosphere, the meals are more hearty, and it is better to relax."

"Figo," said Figo, whose artisanal chocolate shop will be open as scheduled on the second day of the Lunar New Year, "so many people like our chocolates, and I can't make them wait." ”

(Dazhong Daily)