When cherries from the southern hemisphere cross mountains and seas to climb onto the Chinese New Year table; As Chinese time-honored pastries and traditional New Year's flowers are sent to the world with blessings - the Spring Festival is approaching, and the two-way rush between "foreign delicacies" and "Chinese gifts" is unfolding. The vigorous vitality of China's economic and trade exchanges with the world has also emerged before our eyes. In the early morning, the "Atacama" cargo ship slowly docked at the Nansha Port Area of Guangzhou Port, carrying more than 580 containers of Chilean cherries, adding fresh, sweet and bright colors to the New Year fruit baskets of domestic consumers. From November to February of the following year, it is the season for cherries to be sold in the southern hemisphere, coinciding with the peak consumption season of New Year's Day and Spring Festival in China. Cherries have become a fashionable "foreign New Year's goods" on the Chinese New Year dining table. As the largest import port for cherries in China, Guangzhou Customs data shows that during the current cherry production season in the southern hemisphere, Nansha Port in Guangzhou has cleared over 9200 containers of cherries, an increase of about 18% compared to the same period in the previous season. In Shandong, the fruit baskets of Qingdao citizens are also being filled with fresh and delicious food from around the world. Recently, a direct charter flight loaded with 18 tons of fresh Thai durian departed from Bangkok and arrived at Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport in just 5 hours. Under the efficient inspection of customs officers at Jiaozhou Airport under Qingdao Customs, this batch of durians with "residual heat from branches" quickly cleared customs and arrived at local wholesale markets and supermarket shelves within 24 hours, waiting for buyers and citizens to purchase. In the past, imported durian had to go through multiple transit points or land transportation, which took three to four days on the road. ”Han Xuesong, a merchant at Qingdao Dongfang Dingxin Agricultural and Sideline Products Trading Center, counted the durians that had just arrived at the port and smiled, saying, "Now with direct charter flights and fast customs clearance, durians can be picked and brought to the market shortly after they are picked. The taste of 'ripe on the tree' is full, and they can be bought immediately after being put on the shelves. Pre holiday stocking is more confident." The reporter found that traditional festivals are approaching, and not only are cross-border 'foreign New Year goods' selling well, but' Chinese New Year gifts' are also accelerating overseas. The mechanical arm cooperates flexibly with the conveyor belt to complete a series of processes such as rice dumpling packaging, quick freezing and offline - before the Spring Festival, the intelligent workshop of Wuxi Huashun Minsheng Food Co., Ltd. was busy inside and outside. Under the supervision of Wuxi Customs, these rice dumpling were sent to all parts of the world by cold chain special trains, becoming the "Chinese flavor" on overseas dining tables. Tong Liwei, the deputy manager of the company's export department, said: "Due to the superposition of the Spring Festival and the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival consumption peak season, the orders of rice dumpling in hand have doubled over the same period last year, especially in North America. With the help of quick freezing technology, this traditional festival food has broken the regional restrictions, allowing overseas consumers to feel the taste of" reunion "at any time." The production workshop of the Beijing factory of Suzhou Daoxiangcun Food Group is also busy, and workers are racing against time to make orders. The processes of mixing, shaping, baking, packaging, etc. are orderly carried out, and the pastries carrying the Chinese New Year flavor are gradually produced. After being neatly packed, they will be shipped by container to various parts of the world. Dong Kezhi, Director of the Overseas Business Unit of the Group, introduced that the period from New Year's Day to Spring Festival is the golden period for traditional pastry exports. Nowadays, the influence of Chinese festival culture overseas is constantly increasing, and the order volume is increasing year by year. The shipment of annual pastries has been growing steadily. In addition to the healthy and stable sales in the developed countries in Europe and the United States, the rapid growth has also been achieved in the co construction of the "the Belt and Road" countries, especially in Russia and surrounding countries, where the sales are strong, becoming a good product for consumers' own use and gifts. Data shows that in January of this year, Beijing Customs assisted the group in selling 6105 kilograms of annual pastries worth 32700 US dollars to countries such as the United States, Australia, Singapore, Italy, and New Zealand. It is not only delicious food that carries the flavor of the New Year, but also flowers that symbolize auspiciousness and vitality. On February 2, in Lingnan Flower Market, the largest flower trading center in South China, a batch of Wannianhong, Dracaena sanderiana and other annual flowers with a value of more than 150000 yuan accelerated their "assembly" and were ready to be exported to Singapore. "Wannianhong, Dracaena sanderiana and other traditional flowers have been popular in the New Year market for a long time. This year, we have noticed that overseas consumers are increasingly paying attention to floral design, and various high-end and versatile leaf materials such as turtle back bamboo leaves, eucalyptus leaves, and green iron leaves are also in high demand, becoming our new export varieties this year. ”Wen Minqi, the export director of Guangzhou Jihong Horticulture Co., Ltd., introduced that since January this year, the company has exported more than 1 million annual flowers. This two-way trade warm current spanning mountains and seas has converged into the vitality of China's foreign trade surging. China has a population of over 1.4 billion and a middle-income group of over 400 million, with a huge market size, diverse levels, and full potential. The domestic economy continues to recover and improve, effectively releasing production and consumption demand, providing vast market space and cooperation opportunities for countries. The latest data shows that in the first three quarters of 2025, China has become the main export destination for 79 countries and regions worldwide, an increase of 3 from 2024. In 2025, China imported a total of 18.48 trillion yuan worth of goods, and its global import share is expected to remain at around 10%. Looking forward to 2026, Wang Zhihua, Director General of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce, said that China will unswervingly promote high-level opening up, promote innovative and balanced development of trade, and is willing not only to be the "factory of the world", but also to be the "world market". China's super large market will provide broader opportunities for products and services of all countries, and China's high-quality development will continue to inject new impetus into the world economy. (New Society)