Foreign spouses in Shanghai recall Chinese New Year memories
(WorldNews China)

by Xinhua writers Huang Anqi, Wu Zhendong and Zhai Xiang SHANGHAI -- After so many years, memories of a Chinese New Year Eve dinner remain so fresh for Paul Swenson that he can name every dish: eight-treasure rice pudding, seasoned duck, prawns, and his favorite -- spring rolls, which Swenson said looked like `little gold bars.` `Shanghai has become part of my genes,` said Swenson, an American businessman of Swedish descent. He first came to Shanghai as an exchange student in 1988. Having spent almost 30 years in Shanghai, he is now a father of two boys. He serves as managing director of the China Trade Office for Georgia Department of Economic Development and runs a consulting company....