Tik-Tok star takes 'Chinamaxxing' home to Zhejiang

Chinese American content creator Sherry Zhu — the force behind December’s "becoming Chinese" viral trend — recently returned to her roots in Pinghu, East China’s Zhejiang province.

From making qingtuan (mugwort green rice balls) with her 95-year-old grandma, to supermarket shopping and traveling through the scenic cities of Jiaxing, Shaoxing, and Hangzhou, she’s taking her "Chinese baddie" followers on an immersive “Chinamaxxing” journey. Now, her Gen Z followers are obsessed with learning Mandarin and planning their own trips to China.

(Video source: Zhejiang International Communication Center)