Chinese invest in real estate and enjoy cod, sardines and wine

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Lusa found a Chinese family living in Lisbon for more than a decade, strolling near the Douro River in Porto, in search of business opportunities in the area of real estate in the city. The youngest son, Jie Lu, 22, who came to live in Portugal at the age of three and attended Portuguese education until the 9th grade, was the interlocutor and translator at the interview with his father, Shang Mai, about the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Portugal.

Shang Mai, who considers the Portuguese people "very friendly" and "nice", says that unlike the time when the Chinese invested in the catering business and small business, Chinese emigrants are now turning more to the real estate sector, buying houses and recovering empty buildings. Asked if he knew the program known as 'gold visas', which allows residence in Portugal by investing 500,000 euros in property, Shang Mai assumes that the Chinese are 'very interested in Gold visas'.

Chow Feng Ying, who classifies the Portuguese people as "very friendly" and "very friendly", appreciates the Lusitanian flavors, mainly fruits, cod with cream, Port wine, but also the pastels of Nata and pastels de Chaves. The family of Chow Feng Ying emigrated all to Portugal and the children were born in Portuguese soil. Today she lives the normal life of a citizen totally inserted in Portuguese society, attending the gym and going to the hairdresser, among other activities. Feng Ying believes that the Chinese now come more easily to Portugal because, he exclaims, "China is now open, China now has a lot of money to go out for.