Huzhou stands on the south bank of the Taihu Lake. (Photos: Wu Jianxun/China Daily)

Iranian Mehraz Karami runs a painting studio in a guesthouse in Shanbei village, Suixi town, Wuxing district.

Charles Meneust from France built the village's first homestay, the Bamboo House, in Daqingwu village, Deqing county.

Gertrude Kellen Shang teaches at Anji Tianlue Foreign Language School.

Vinod Kumar Yadav, a yoga instructor from India, is Huzhou's resident internet celebrity and influencer who has many online followers.

Tarui Hisaki from Japan serves as the chief expert at the Chilwee Group's new energy department.

Australian Terry Newman runs a store called Environmental Wood to produce environmentally-friendly flooring in Wuxing district.

Lee Byung Nam, a South Korean piano tuner, works as the technical director of the Zhejiang Yueyun Piano.