Alex Absolute makes wonton for the residents of Xialiang village, Zeya town, Ouhai district, Wenzhou. [Photo/oushinet.com]
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.
Earlier this year, 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. 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," said Absolute.
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.
