By HOU CHENCHEN and ZHU XINGXIN in Taiyuan |
China Daily |
Mexican TikToker Mauro Arturo Salazar Zavala livestreams on a street in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, earlier this month, showcasing local culture to global followers. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
Editor's note: China Daily presents the series Friends Afar to tell the stories of people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries. Through the vivid narration of the people in the stories, readers can get a better understanding of a country that is boosting openness.
As dusk settles over Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi province, electric buses glide past schoolchildren waving at a smartphone camera. Behind the lens is Mauro Arturo Salazar Zavala from Mexico, livestreaming in Spanish to more than 10,000 viewers across Latin America on TikTok.









