BEIJING, June 5, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- A report from China Daily:
When Marie Derien, a young woman from Marseille, France, first visited China as a
middle school student, she stayed in a hotel at the foot of
Jingshan Park in Beijing. "When I
first looked out the window, I was stunned by an amazing sense of
familiarity," she recalled. "I didn't know the city at all, but in
my mind, I felt like I was home."
When she ventured outside, Derien said she immediately felt the
appeal of Chinese culture and the enthusiasm of people who
proffered friendly waves on the street. Having learned to speak
Chinese since primary school, she could understand their welcoming
words as well as their gestures, prompting her to decide to one day
reside here.
Since 2021, with the adopted name Dai Mingxin and speaking
Chinese so fluently that her French accent has all but disappeared,
Derien has posted as "France's
Little Xin Xin" on domestic video-sharing website bilibili.com. Her
videos tell tales of France to
Chinese audiences. Having produced 128 videos on China,
France, and stories related to the
two nations, she has attracted 310,000 followers while earning a
reputation for linking the two nations culturally.
In the fourth "100 Reasons to Love Beijing" short video contest
organized by the Information Office of Beijing Municipality and
hosted by China Daily for worldwide
participants to share their love for the city, Derien won second
prize at the May 23 award ceremony
held at Beijing Library.
In accepting the award, Derien said she is pleased to promote
cultural exchange between China and France by introducing each other through short
videos that have been well-received by her audience. She added she
was honored to win the prize and will take it as an encouragement
to continue to produce videos telling stories about Beijing to the whole world.
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SOURCE China Daily