![Emily Francis and her family hold her calligraphy work at home in Shijiazhuang on Nov. 24, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
In 2017, Emily Francis traveled with husband Guo Liaoda, a Chinese man, to live in Shijiazhuang, China\'s Hebei Province. Now, the couple runs a education studio in the city.
Francis likes Chinese culture and is learning calligraphy, painting, and Guqin, a Chinese traditional music instrument with seven strings. Francis said living in China is cool and here she can better understand the country\'s culture and taste its food. She also has a family with full hearts and love, Francis added.
As China has implemented the reform and opening-up policy for 40 years, more and more foreigners are coming to China to work, study and live. The country is helping these foreigners realize their dreams.](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/11/26/93d9888c16014b27bec898b5c9b07ba7.jpg)
Emily Francis and her family hold her calligraphy work at home in Shijiazhuang on Nov. 24, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
In 2017, Emily Francis traveled with husband Guo Liaoda, a Chinese man, to live in Shijiazhuang, China's Hebei Province. Now, the couple runs a education studio in the city.
Francis likes Chinese culture and is learning calligraphy, painting, and Guqin, a Chinese traditional music instrument with seven strings. Francis said living in China is cool and here she can better understand the country's culture and taste its food. She also has a family with full hearts and love, Francis added.
As China has implemented the reform and opening-up policy for 40 years, more and more foreigners are coming to China to work, study and live. The country is helping these foreigners realize their dreams.
![Francis\'s husband shows pieces of Chinese culture to her at home in Shijiazhuang on Nov. 24, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/11/26/f2f1661c03c24e15a45e861d1ee306c4.jpg)
Francis's husband shows pieces of Chinese culture to her at home in Shijiazhuang on Nov. 24, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
![Francis and her husband paint a wall at their education studio in Shijiazhuang on Nov. 24, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/11/26/f3cb333d642542e7a2f883a60a9a63b6.jpg)
Francis and her husband paint a wall at their education studio in Shijiazhuang on Nov. 24, 2018. (Photo/Xinhua)
![Francis learns traditional Chinese-style traditional painting from her mother-in-law at home in Shijiazhuang. (Photo/Xinhua)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/11/26/2e9efee23a034e72b87330b5f939d6c5.jpg)
Francis learns traditional Chinese-style traditional painting from her mother-in-law at home in Shijiazhuang. (Photo/Xinhua)