A man named Hu Liang became the first Chinese to open a restaurant in Rovaniemi, Finland. Hu Liang, from China's Hubei province, (move) to Finland after graduation at the age of 21. Since then, he has seen more and more Chinese tourists visiting the country to enjoy the winter holiday. "Chinese people are becoming (rich) and more international. But what has not changed is their stomachs. So I decided (open) the restaurant," Hu says.
Hu's restaurant serves reganmian, a (tradition) Wuhan noodle dish, as well as Chinese hotpot. He orders food materials from China and offers e-payment popular among Chinese people such as Alipay. At the price of 15 euro, bowl of reganmian is not only great comfort for Chinese travelers have traveled from thousands of miles away, but also an attraction to the locals.
In Rovaniemi, a population of around 60,000, Hu receives more than 300 (guest) a day and provides them with hot, delicious food in the cold, snowy country. Hu has married a Finnish woman and they have one child now. He has been used to the Nordic lifestyle with (ski) and ice fishing trips. He says he will bring his child to Wuhan, and try to go back to China at least (two) a year.
