Dubai

China people feel at home in Dubai, where there are 654.38 million China people. Now if you want to say which city in the Middle East is the most famous, I'm afraid everyone will answer "Dubai". Yes, Dubai has become one of the most famous, luxurious and shining metropolises in the world and an emerging economic center in the Middle East and even the world. Dubai is more familiar to China people. According to statistics, there are 654.38 million China people doing business and working in Dubai. When reporters went to Dubai to talk with many China people who lived and worked there all the year round, they even heard that the actual number was far more than that. The total number of China people in Dubai may be as high as 1.5 million. During the few days in Dubai, the reporter really felt the life of Chinese there and the contribution of Chinese to Dubai. When Wenzhou boss arrived in Dubai with four shopping malls, the reporter visited Consul General Gao Youzhen of our Consulate General in Dubai. Mr. Gao is warm and helpful. He is a celebrity in Dubai. When I asked who was the most successful China in Dubai, Mr. Gao suddenly thought of Chen Zhiyuan. In the Chinese community in Dubai, Chen Zhiyuan's name can be said to be famous. Chen Zhiyuan, who is in his fifties, is the president of Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce in the United Arab Emirates, which is a semi-official position. This principal Chen's background is not simple. In Dubai, he owns China Commodity City, Light Industry City, Zhiyuan Shoes City and Auto Parts Hardware City. On Musallah Road in Dubai, four shopping centers stand next to each other. The five characters "China Light Industry City" on the top of the most conspicuous light industry city building are shining brightly. "Wenzhou shoes are very famous and cheap. We came here when we saw the business opportunities in Dubai. At first, we sold shoes. Later, our career grew bigger and bigger, and today it is like this. " Speaking of his career achievements, Chen Zhiyuan is very low-key. "1999 when he first arrived in Dubai, he also encountered many difficulties, such as foreign languages, visas, procedures and laws. But I'm not discouraged. I believe this is where I can succeed, so I insist. " Chen Zhiyuan said. "With some successful experiences, my greatest hope is to introduce my fellow villagers in Wenzhou to earn money together. Many Wenzhou people in Dubai or friends from other cities in China were introduced by me. Now everyone is doing well here, and I am very happy. " It is always a rainbow after the storm, and Chen Zhiyuan's persistence also brings joy to his future. Nowadays, walking in the neighborhood where these four shopping malls are located, China people's faces can be found everywhere, some working here and some shopping. Most hotels around here are inhabited by China people who come to do business or travel, and even several China restaurants are nearby. Here, it has become Dubai's "city within a city". "We are here the' China City' in Dubai that China often says." Chen Zhiyuan said. Real estate manager is fluent in English. Last year, the news that "China businessmen spent a lot of money to seize the island in Dubai World Map Island" spread like wildfire in China. China real estate market continues to rise. Who brought the real estate tropics to Dubai? In a luxury villa in Dubai, the reporter met Ye Jianmin. He is the executive vice president of Zhongzhou Group, a private enterprise in Shanghai. It is this private enterprise that bought Shanghai Island for $28 million. When I met Mr. Ye, my first feeling was that the leaders of private enterprises have changed now. I used to think that the bosses of private enterprises were behind the scenes who only enjoyed luxury cars and luxury houses. And Mr. Ye's current business philosophy and fluent English give people a refreshing feeling of private enterprises. Speaking of buying Shanghai Island, Mr. Ye said: "We invested in this island because we took a fancy to its market." Mr. Ye said, "We have made an overall design for Shanghai Island, and built high-end villas and clubs on the island to attract high-end people from Europe and America to spend here." Small supermarkets say everything. What are the common difficulties for China people to live abroad? Perhaps the biggest difficulty is that you can't buy the seasonings needed for Chinese food, and it is difficult to eat delicious meals at home. But in Dubai, this problem does not exist, because there is a famous supermarket in China. In a small shop in frontice on the second floor of China Commodity City in Dubai, Wang Yuemei, the female boss, put a price tag on the newly arrived goods and told reporters, "Look, all I sell here are China foods. I can buy almost everything you can buy in China. " It is no exaggeration to say that this small shop is a place that China people living in Middle Eastern countries will definitely visit when they come to Dubai. Rice vinegar, soy sauce, peppers, Laoganma hot sauce and even quick-frozen dumplings, Wangwang rice cakes and chicken feet with pickled peppers are all available. Because for China people here, it is a "supply station" for condiments needed for cooking in China. Many customers buy all kinds of condiments and boxed food. "I ate jiaozi this time and finally got vinegar." Yao, a young man from China who was on a business trip from Saudi Arabia to Dubai, was busy packing 10 barrels of vinegar into cartons, and said, "I specially brought a big suitcase this time, all of which were intended to be taken back with China seasoning." This small supermarket has become a well-known supermarket in China in the Chinese community in the Middle East. Wang Yuemei told reporters that in the past few years, the reputation of the store has been growing from word of mouth. Some China people who have lived in other countries in the Middle East for a long time often call to place orders and then ask their friends for help. China's "brother" Laho "China City" in Dubai is located in the old city of Dubai, which is one of the most serious traffic jams in Dubai, and is also regarded as a "restricted area" for passengers by many taxi drivers in Dubai. One day, after the interview in this area, the reporter waited for more than 40 minutes on the side of the road without waiting for a taxi. In desperation, a taxi came. To the reporter's surprise, the driver turned out to be China's "brother". Yang, the driver, said that he had been running a "private" taxi in Dubai for more than a year, and most of the passengers came from China. According to him, many taxi drivers in Dubai are Indians and Pakistanis. Some drivers don't like pulling China passengers, because China tourists can't speak the local language, and they can't tell their destination clearly when taking a taxi. "If you see your compatriots, you can help them." Yang said that when he saw China people waiting for the bus on the roadside, he would definitely stop and ask. "There is a traffic jam in China City, and other drivers can't come. I will definitely come."