Across China: Austrian father running homestay in China's mountainous village

HEFEI, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- As the countryside wakes up in an early winter morning, Armin Schober sits in the courtyard of his homestay, sipping hot coffee while gazing at the mist-shrouded mountains in the distance. Upstairs, his wife and daughter are sleeping soundly.

Peaceful moments like this often remind him of his childhood at the foot of the Alps in Austria.