Panckoucke Yann, who runs a hairdressing studio in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province, has been attracting more foreigners to his increasingly international business.
"I opened my hair studio in Wuhan in 2016 because some of my foreign friends were very frustrated not to have their hair done, because our hair texture is totally different from Asian people," said Yann on Wednesday.
According to Changjiang Daily, the 54-year-old Yann is a senior barber from Lille of France. Now, his hairdressing studio in the Wuhan Development Zone has become an authentic salon for many foreigners to gather and have fun.
"I'm the only foreign hair stylist in Wuhan and I do hair for people from every country in the world," he said.
Ninety percent of his clients are from various countries and regions around the world, including North America, South America, Australia and Europe.
Among his customers are executives and engineers from joint ventures, teachers from international schools, and international students of universities.
"My project in the near future is to work with a Chinese school and propose a new vision of how to provide advice for Chinese customers with different shaped faces," Yann said.
Yann had worked and traveled in many European and Asian countries before he first arrived in China in 2006. When a friend told him that Wuhan is a city with many foreigners, he came there in 2015.
Yann said here in Wuhan, he felt delighted with social security and order.
"It is safe in both the city and the countryside, day and night. China is much safer than in many countries, which is an important reason for my long stay in Wuhan," he said.
Wu Yunru in Beijing contributed to the story.
