Inma: A Spaniard who moved to China in 1979
Directed by Li Qian. Shot by Jiang Xiaowei and Li Qian. Edited by Li Qian. Subtitles by Li Qian.
(Some photos and video clips are courtesy of Inma González Puy, the Miguel de Cervantes Library and Xinhua News Agency)
Inma González Puy came to China in 1979 when China was just beginning to open up, and has since been serving as a bridge of bilateral heritage. She's currently the director of the Miguel de Cervantes Library in Shanghai.
Born and raised in Barcelona, Puy could be called a "China hand."
"I felt as if it was China, not Spain, where I belonged," she told Shanghai Daily.
She thinks openness and curiosity are a part of Shanghai's DNA.
She's also bewitched by Shanghai's architecture as the city's streets, sometimes, are reminiscent of her hometown.
It's so similar with the sycamore trees and buildings," she said. "It's a really nice city to walk in."
