Now I get used to up early and a walk.

Now over the years, real Chinese snacks have become more popular in foreign countries.

In the United States, people are eating roujiamo. Many people call roujiamo from Shaanxi Province of China the "Chinese hamburger". It has two pieces of bread with delicious meat between them. The US news blog (博客) even regards roujiamo as "the world's first hamburger". It is very an American hamburger. In fact, it has a long history in China.

In Russia, tanghulu were sold in just a few hours. Tanghulu is a traditional Chinese snack that is made of fruit, usually Chinese hawthorns (山楂). It is like candy apples in the US. They are the hawthorns with sugar candy. A stick is pushed into the fruit so you can hold it like a lollipop (棒棒糖). Some Chinese people think tanghulu has the same shape as a bottle gourd (葫芦). That's why it has this name. Of course, the new kind made of other fresh fruit strawberries and oranges has also appeared in China now.

Youtiao is like a popular snack in Spain. Some people outside China eat youtiao as well. For example, people in Malaysia eat it. They often eat it with milk tea or noodles. In Indonesia, they eat it with porridge (粥) doujiang in China.

    The Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste Spring Festival couplets (春联) , greeting the New Year and saying goodbye to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people hang out, wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get red packets from their parents and their relatives. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world.

    The Spring Festival was celebrated in the UK from 1980. Every New Year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs and share photos with friends or watch movies in the cinema. Besides, the Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebration across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney's Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year's Eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.

—Yeah. It's Jim.

There are plants in Nantong Green Expo Garden.