For many foreigners. Chinatowns give them their first impression (印象) of China. What are Chinatowns like in their eyes? Three foreign writers share their stories.
| LIFESTYLE Jordon Shinn, 28, US In a local public park, groups of middle-aged Chinese women dance in rows in loud music. Next to the big lake, some people are playing different instruments, like guitar, violin and erhu. Two women sing along to the music in Cantonese(粤语). At that time, I feel like I am in a public park in China. |
| FOOD Murray Wenzel, 29, Australia Almost every big city in Australia has a Chinatown. Chinatown in Brisbane is full of restaurants, just like Beijing. But the food is quite different from "real" Chinese meals. Both of fortune cookies and prawn crackers (薯片) are in every Chinatown restaurant. But I seldom saw them in Beijing. |
| BUILDING Hani N. Khan. 26. Singapore When you walk into Singapore, you can see different signs (招牌) in Chinese everywhere. Three-floor houses stand along the streets. They are like the qilou buildings found in Guangdong and Fujian provinces. In the past, homeowners would live on theupperfloors. They would run a small shop on the ground floor. |
