Foreign anchors share Wenzhou with the world

Though the couple could not manage their trip back to Mauritius for their wedding due to the pandemic, they were invited by the She ethnic minority in mountainous Cangnan county in 2020 for a distinctive minority-style wedding. Their wedding was livestreamed and uploaded online, winning blessings from over 5 million viewers across the world.

Alex Absolute is another anchor from the United Kingdom. He has been teaching in Wenzhou for eight years and can speak not only mandarin Chinese but also Wenzhou dialect, one of the most difficult dialects to learn.

In early 2021, Absolute visited the countryside in Zeya town, Ouhai district, where he joined locals to experience the most authentic manifestations of rural life, such as picking beans on the mountain, drying vegetables, cooking lard rice and making paper by hand. His rural life series consists of over 60 videos, winning over 3 million online views in total.

"Foreign people know little about the rural life in Wenzhou and even think that China's rural areas are poor and backward," said Absolute. "But through my lens, they found that was not the case. The integration of modern life and traditional culture in rural China has aroused their strong curiosity."

Ergashev Akmal, a Tajikistani anchor now pursuing master's degree at the Wenzhou Medical University, has convinced his families of his colorful life in China with a series of folk cultural videos.

"My life in Wenzhou is the best story to share with my families in Tajikistan and they are expecting my new videos every day," Akmal said.