whenever you see going abroad and abroad, there is always a word, and that is "Chinatown". Over the years, Chinatown has become a synonym for Chinese living abroad, having a rest, escaping from strangers and chatting for comfort. Seeing Chinatown in a foreign country is like hope and warmth.

With the strength of the country, the enthusiasm of Chinese people for going abroad is gradually cooling down. Coupled with the impact of the epidemic, it left an impression on the wanderers that it was difficult to survive outside. Things that are effortless at home have to go through a lot of trouble when they go out, which has to make them reconsider the significance of going abroad to pursue their dreams. Chinatown has become the best mapping of this phenomenon.

Chinatown is actually a general term, that is, it is a place where Chinese people are concentrated in various countries. In short, opening a shop, doing business and living are places where people in China live. In many countries, there are Chinatowns, mostly local Chinese and an economic organization or folk joint venture to build the prototype, and then attract more investment.

It's not necessarily commercial. It's mainly a place where Chinese gather, which is equivalent to the function of a bar, as long as there is a place.

The United States, Europe, South America, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea all have Chinatowns with more or less numbers. In history, it used to be China people's dependence overseas, but now it has gone into decline. It has taken away the interest and enthusiasm of many overseas China people, and also brought a slightly complicated mood.

The initial formation of Chinatown should still be mainly for the service of commerce and trade. For example, the Chinatown in Nagasaki, Japan is for the export of copper, and the Chinese are confined to certain areas to do these things.

new york's Chinatown has become a transit point, where dream-seeking migrant workers from China rest their feet and then set foot on the road of working in Chinese restaurants. There are more than 2 employment agencies here, which specialize in job introduction. And migrant workers can come back here at any time in stages. In the hearts of Chinese people, they will feel that it is a base camp and can give them a lot of peace of mind.

Chinese and western medical clinics, insurance companies, banks, barbershops, temples, brothels, casinos and so on are all available. There is no need to have a legal identity here.

after all, this is actually a passive place because of racial discrimination.

Compared with the Chinatown in new york, the European Chinatown is more symbolic and unnecessary, but it is only built to show that Chinese people have their own territory and cultural symbols here. For example, China, Britain and France used the palace wall with China characteristics.

In Europe, unlike in North America, Chinese people suffer little racial discrimination and have the same right to buy a house and other rights as in the city center, so Chinatown here is a symbolic place. Especially young people can integrate into the local business environment.

Most Chinatowns are associated with squalor. Most of the "chiantown" in the American population are engaged in low-end service industries, and the level is obvious. The new generation of cultural immigrants mostly live in white areas, no longer attached to the old Chinatown, and the decline trend is obvious.

A hundred years ago, the United States advertised for Chinatown as a tourist attraction, which magnified some Chinese customs and emphasized China elements such as Chinese characters, loong and big red, accompanied by a large number of police officers. This is obviously a kind of discriminatory propaganda.

sixteen years ago, Chen Guoqiang came to the United States with confidence to seek his dream, which was envied by many domestic companions. As a Cantonese, his experience is a typical Chinatown record. I went to the restaurant as a handyman from the new unloading worker until I opened my own shop and didn't leave the groceries. After so many years, I finally got a mixed identity, but my situation has not been fundamentally improved. In recent years, there are more people leaving Chinatown than coming, and business is getting worse and worse.

Nowadays, young immigrants will feel less about Chinatown, and they are more likely to integrate into the upper class. In this sense, the existence of Chinatown is also a little unnecessary.

"Now all the restaurants and business districts in Manhattan are upscale. Only Chinatown has become more and more foreign, as if to satisfy foreigners' curiosity about China, but it can't leave them a good impression on China. "

"Until now, some Americans still think that only red and green, dragons, lanterns and blue and white porcelain are China.

Another recent problem is that the police are getting more and more reckless in Chinatown, breaking into China people's shops at will, or even taking people away for no reason. This has made many people here feel insecure.

As far as Chinatown itself is concerned, many people used to live in Guangdong and Fujian, so even there they still have to speak Cantonese, which makes many people in other areas not feel at home very much. Many new immigrants no longer yearn for it, and even haven't been there for many years.

In terms of appearance, there are probably no fewer than 1 so-called Chinatowns in the world, including San Francisco Chinatown, Brooklyn Chinatown in new york, Washington Chinatown, China City in Los Angeles, Toronto Chinatown Group, Vancouver Chinatown, London Chinatown, Paris 13th District Chinatown, Barcelona Chinatown in Spain, Hamburg Chinatown, Russian Most St Petersburg Chinese Community, Yokohama Chinatown (the largest Chinatown in Japan and even Asia), Seoul Chinatown and so on. Basically, all countries will have them.

Chinatown is basically a cultural phenomenon. From the Chinese point of view, it is a totem-like incentive for wanderers who can't see hope and way out to live a strong life. For foreigners, their feelings about this thing are actually very complicated. Most of them just think that it is a gathering place with China cuisine.