Across China: "Venice in the East" charms expats and tourists with festive atmosphere

NAMPA / Xinhua
2025-02-03
by Xinhua writer Shi Yifei NANJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- "Xin Chun Kuai Le!" Zekrollah Aflatuni, 80, toasted to a happy Spring Festival in fluent Chinese, clinking glasses with his guests at a table laden with holiday dishes and delights. It was the eve of the 27th Spring Festival that this silver-haired Iranian-Finnish man has celebrated since he first arrived in Suzhou, a city in east China's Jiangsu Province. "I come from Finland, the h......
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