[Explanation] The golden Thai costumes are eye-catching, the triangular pillows and tin tableware are neatly arranged, and the sour and spicy taste of Thai dishes is pungent... Walking into a Thai restaurant in Nanning, Guangxi, it seems like a second "travel" to Thailand.

　　[Explanation] This is the sixth store opened by Thai Chinese girl Chen Meini in Guangxi.

Although it is only 400 square meters, the "connotation" is rich. When customers come to the store, they can change into Thai clothes, dress up as Thais, experience Thai musical instruments, taste Thai food, Thai tea, and take home Thai products. .

　　[Commentary] Chen Meini's grandfather is from Chaoshan, Guangdong. She learned Chinese since she was a child.

In 2010, Chen Meini's life trajectory ushered in a turning point, she came to Nanning to study.

From international students to translators, secretaries, and then to the founder of a Thai restaurant, Chen Meini has witnessed the development and changes of Nanning and realized her entrepreneurial dream here for more than ten years.

　　[Concurrent] (Thai Chinese girl Chen Meini)

　　I just came to China in 2010, and then as a foreign language student, I also really wanted to eat Thai food.

Then (at that time) there weren't many Thai restaurants here, in my impression there were only one or two, and it was difficult to eat an authentic Thai food.

　　[Explanation] In recent years, with the deepening of cooperation between China and ASEAN, Guangxi has become a distribution center for ASEAN commodities. More and more ASEAN food and commodities enter China from here, "flying into ordinary people's homes".

　　[Explanation] Southeast Asian-style restaurants are "blooming everywhere", which made Chen Meini realize that it is difficult for a restaurant with a single service form to attract Chinese consumers, and she must continue to innovate the service form.

A year ago, she started planning to open a new store.

Chen Meini highly restored the scene of the streets of Thailand in the store decoration, and purchased about 500 sets of Thai clothing, and set up a dressing experience area, so that Chinese people can experience the pure Thai culture without going abroad.

　　[Concurrent] (Thai Chinese girl Chen Meini)

　　We have added a lot of Thai factors, whether it's gourmet milk tea, Thai clothing, and Thai products. As soon as you come to my store, you will change back to Thailand in a second.

　　[Commentary] Chen Meini said frankly that her original intention of opening a restaurant was to allow Thai friends in Nanning to taste "the taste of home", and at the same time, she hoped to build a "bridge" for the friendship between Thailand and China through food.

What makes Chen Meini happy is that now more and more Thai food and specialty products are "popular" in China, and she has made many Chinese friends and partners.

Chen Meini said that the Chinese market is huge, and she will continue to take root here and spread the Thai food culture.

　　Reporter Zhang Guangquan and Chen Yanyou reported from Nanning

Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]