Introduction to studying in Britain, visiting Chinatown in London

Perhaps London Chinatown is an indispensable part for China students studying in Britain. London Chinatown, located in SOHO district of Westminster, is the most prosperous and authentic prime location in central London. It is not far from Buckingham Palace where the Queen lives, Downing Street where the Prime Minister's official residence is located, and Pigeon Square. It is next to Soho, the entertainment and nightlife center, surrounded by famous leisure tourist attractions, attracting tourists from all over the world all the year round.

Just because London Chinatown is one of the busiest areas in London and one of the most popular areas for tourists, it is also one of the most expensive locations in London. Coupled with rising prices and rising rents, China people here are miserable and worried. According to the BBC, a restaurant operator in China said that the annual rent of his restaurant rose from 8,000 pounds in 1980 to 90,000 pounds in 2003, an increase of 10.25 times.

The influx of overseas students from China has undoubtedly injected fresh water into London Chinatown, which has already fallen into a quagmire and started to dry up. In recent years, a large number of China students have entered the UK to study, becoming the largest source of overseas students in the UK, with a total number of more than 60,000. These international students depend heavily on London Chinatown for their study and life in Britain. In the words of Zhang Yong, who studied in London for five years, London Chinatown became his? Home in England? Do come every week.

London Chinatown is the commercial and service center of China people, the foothold of China people, the place to make money and the main base for employment. More than 80 Chinese restaurants, as well as gourmet supermarkets, bookstores, barbershops, Chinese media, Chinese consulting institutions, Chinese medicine clinics, travel agencies, etc. , all gathered in London Chinatown, 15 minutes to complete, forming a complete small economic industrial chain in China, greatly facilitating the life of studying in Britain. The joining of a huge team of overseas students from China has made this industrial chain bigger and stronger.

According to reports, the original Chinatown in London was mostly inhabited by Chinese from Hong Kong after the 1960s, and engaged in traditional industries, such as restaurants and laundries. Due to language and historical reasons, Chinatown has become a cultural island independent of British society.

Today, London Chinatown is already one school? All rivers run into sea? The bustling scene has also expanded to several blocks around. There are not only traditional restaurants, but also industries covering all aspects of China people's lives, such as banks, lawyers' buildings, accountants' buildings, libraries and other facilities, which can be said to have everything. The old waiters in many restaurants have been replaced by young international students who know English. And some emerging industries, such as banking, tourism, Chinese medicine, study abroad consulting, etc., are the world of new immigrants.

International students from China have now become the main source of income in London's Chinatown. The catering, retail and service industries are all driven by the consumption power of these international students. Some media estimate that the expansion and development of London Chinatown is closely related to the increase of China students.

Most of the Chinese newspapers here are free, which provide a lot of life and work information for local Chinese and international students. The British "China Business Daily" is also located in London Chinatown. President Xue Ping told reporters that more than 60% of China students come here to spend money. If there were no overseas students, the development of Chinatown in London would not be like this; It is precisely because of the overseas students that London Chinatown can be operated on a large scale, and it has also formed the comparative advantage of Chinese employment. At present, international students account for at least a quarter of the jobs here. Really? What happens to hair if the skin doesn't exist? .

The reporter saw that many China travel agencies spread all over London's Chinatown, providing China people, especially international students and their relatives with one-day to five-day regular travel routes, with favorable prices and prosperous business. One-stop service for studying visa and handling air tickets. The preferential price of London air tickets to and from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou is 500 to 600 pounds, which is very popular among international students.