On the streets of Zhejiang, you can easily meet international friends with different accents. With the opening up of Zhejiang, more and more international friends have been attracted to work and live in Zhejiang.

“Openness” is a keyword to describe Zhejiang’s social and economic development. On the occasion of the opening of the 15th CPC Zhejiang Provincial Congres, “In Zhejiang” Global Communication Network has released a video series called “Love Zhejiang, Future in Zhejiang”.We have interviewed some international friends from different countries living in Zhejiang, listening to their stories and learning about their expectations and suggestions for Zhejiang as their "second hometown".

In the first episode “Meet the Real Zhejiang”, We communicated with international friends from the United States, UK, Russia, Germany, Japan, India, Malaysia, Turkmenistan, Switzerland, Lebanon, Ghana, South Africa, and Turkey, from all over the world. They are all living, working, or studying in Zhejiang.

When they shared their opinions about the question “Why did you come to Zhejiang”, they shared various reasons related to culture, climate, economy, etc. 700 years ago, Marco Polo was impressed by the civilization and wealth of Zhejiang. He even praised Hangzhou as the most beautiful and luxurious city in the world. Nowadays, with the beautiful natural scenery, rapidly developing digital economy, and harmonious living environment, Zhejiang has attracted people of different ages and from different backgrounds to work, study and settle down.

Many respondents said that Zhejiang has become the first choice for more and more foreigners to settle and work in China. And international friends in Zhejiang are also contributing to China's modernization with their own abilities and wisdom.