With Spring Festival just around the corner, we talked to some foreigners in China to test their knowledge of Chinese New Year and discuss New Year celebrations, things that interest them about the grand holiday, as well as their lives in China.

Barbara, from Germany, is the founder of a childrenswear brand in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province. What food does she praise as "something that we will eat even without Spring Festival"? And with the combination of Chinese hongbao and her European mindset, what does she prepare as gifts for this year's holiday? Check out the video and learn more!