Pingtan, the biggest island off the coast of Fujian Province, is popular with tourists these days. It has also attracted many 1 seeking a pleasant place to settle down. Among them is Italian fashion 2 Filippo Strada, who has lived on the island for four years.
Born in Milan, Strada has a well-developed 3 of fashion design. It is this love of fine clothing that led him to a career in the industry. Over the past decade, he has 4 his career in China, living in various cities. 5 , due to his growing business and 6 travels, Strada spent a lot of time away from home. After his daughter was born, he made up his mind to go back to his wife's hometown of Pingtan in 2018.
Strada 7 Pingtan with his family, determined to build a happy home on the island.But he also had a dream of building a successful business there, making the most of the local 8 development. Strada had a winning idea. He would 9 his heritage to provide goods and services with an authentic Italian 10 . Starting from zero, Strada now 11 a high-end tailor shop, a cafe and an Italian restaurant in Pingtan, 12 exotic (异域风情的)experiences to both locals and tourists.
As for the future, Strada plans to 13 Chinese and English salons (沙龙) in his Italian restaurant to 14 more knowledge of Western culture. "I'm very willing to do my part to make Pingtan a(n) 15 and diverse community that is popular around the world," he said.
