Los Angeles. .

Like San Francisco on the West Coast, it is one of the first American cities to be discovered by Chinese people in the Qing Dynasty more than a hundred years ago, so Chinese people went here to settle here very early.

A large number of immigrants who came from China across the ocean would mostly choose to live near Chinatown due to language barriers.

Today's Chinatown is no longer exclusive to Chinese people. Immigrants from all over Asia like to live here.

In the past, the architectural style of this area was similar to that of the 1970s, and Han Xuan came several times.

The entrance is equipped with an antique Chinese archway. At night, red lanterns are everywhere on the street, and the shop signs are written in Chinese characters.

During festivals, there are also special dragon and lion dance performances on the street. In this place where Chinese people are everywhere, you can completely get rid of the constraints of English and experience this "little China" located in the United States.

But in fact, the residents of this Chinatown have always had a hard time.

The first generation of immigrants mostly came to the United States because they could not continue to survive in China, so they took their family or left their hometown alone. This was also because of this. The grandmother's ancestors had better conditions and came to avoid war.

Most Chinese people do not have enough funds to build luxury houses, and with the erosion over time, most of the buildings here were dilapidated, just like they came to the Guangdong Province and Xiangjiang area many years ago.

Many things have been Americanized, such as the foods they eat, which tend to be more American-style Chinese food, and pure Chinese food is quite difficult to eat.

In addition to coming here to eat, drivers generally would not recommend tourists to Chinatown to play. There are too many illegal and unscrupulous businesses, and occasionally tips will be added to the bill. In addition, the service attitude is not good, which makes Chinatown's reputation plummet.

After experiencing the prosperity and glory decades ago, this old city gradually declined.

Chinese people with better family conditions can't wait to move out from here and draw a clear line with Chinatown. Most of the remaining people have low educational levels and limited personal abilities. Such a vicious cycle makes the place more and more desolate and the crime rate continues to rise.

Most new immigrants have some financial strength, so they will choose to live in new places of Chinese gatherings, and the living environment there is better.

When there is nothing wrong, Mr. Han would come to visit his neighbors and neighbors at the time. He noticed the embarrassment and difficulties he faced in this neighborhood where he grew up. He had the ability to do something, so he made up his mind to help them improve their lives.

After Han Xuan learned of his plan, he volunteered to ask for help. The old man was not prepared to let his grandson get involved. Then he considered that this could increase his grandson's influence in the Chinese circle and help his growth.

So the two of them worked together to carry out the old Chinatown renovation project. The Los Angeles Municipal Government strongly supported this and also used a small amount of financial funds to cooperate with policy support to provide assistance. This is mostly to give face to the old man...

The old Chinatown they came to at this moment is connected to the ancient city of Los Angeles and is located at the north end of Sunset Avenue.

Once upon a time, except for both sides of the main road, other areas were particularly dilapidated. The kind of oldness could not be changed by repainting the appearance of the house. It was an old age that penetrated deeply into the brick cracks and filled with the atmosphere of the past era.

So this renovation, a large area of ​​houses were demolished and almost razed to the ground before being built again.

After getting off the car, Han Xuan and his father were surrounded by bodyguards and passed under the tall signboard. Then they could see the sculpture of Mr. Sun. This road was not the first time they walked, but it made them feel strange...

Many old houses are missing.

The extras are flying animals, red columns and black tiles, and new wooden houses with one, two or three floors structures.

The former headquarters of Huamei Bank had been demolished, but now it has been moved into a retro wooden house. The signboard is also a wooden structure and is hung above the door.

Now the advertising slogans in Chinatown are very domineering, engraved on a huge stone, and they say "Give me a day, I will give you a thousand years" in Chinese, and there is also an English translation next to it.

It looks a bit inappropriate. This sentence was written by Han Xuan. It suddenly came to my mind and copied it casually. Poor Song Cheng...

Dad Han scratched his head and said, "There is such a big change that I don't know the way. Where is Li Ji's bun shop?

Xiao Li was my childhood friend. Every time I came over, I would always go to his place to buy a few buns. Today I didn’t eat breakfast just to keep my stomach and eat buns.”

In his sight, he could see smoke evaporated in a corner. Han Xuan pointed to the other side and said, "It should be there, it was blocked."

Do you still know how to get to your friend's house?

If it doesn't work, I will call and ask. I will ask the person in charge of the demolition and renovation project. I need to ask him some things, and I just happened to help us lead the way..."

Walking towards the direction his son pointed, Mr. Han really saw a bun shop. It was difficult to buy in other parts of the United States. He hadn't eaten it for a long time. He bought four meat buns in one go. Han Xuan also fed a basket of soup buns, which tasted pretty good.

The clerk was so excited that he was reluctant to collect money because of the arrival of the two of them. Unfortunately, his father and friend were not around. The clerk told him that he had a self-driving trip to the Grand Canyon of Colorado and lived a good life depending on the situation.

After eating, he sat in the store and waited for a while. Mr. Zhou, the head of the Chinatown demolition project, arrived soon.

He is a Chinese, and is also a member of the Hundred People's Association and the North American Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He is in his fifties this year, specializing in the construction industry, has a large business scale and a net worth of over 100 million US dollars. He is also an elite among North American Chinese.

My father had called and asked the address from a friend. Now, driving is not allowed in the entire Chinatown area. They walked to the hotel they mentioned.

Having said hello just now, Han Xuan asked the gentleman named Zhou who had met for the first time and said, "The development work is okay, how much has the progress been completed?

My grandfather and I are expected to add $160 million in funds, hoping that the entire Chinatown will become like this nearby."

“The project went well.

According to the law, as long as the landlord agrees, we have the right to carry out forced demolition. Almost all residents who do not agree are renting houses, so they can bypass them directly and obtain the landlord's consent.

Of course, we will not leave those people homeless, and arrange temporary residences for them to live in and rent for low prices. They are currently under construction. The first batch has been completed, with an area of ​​between 60 and 120 square meters, and the living environment is much better than before.

Residents who already have real estate can receive demolition and real estate compensation, and I believe that their lives will be better in the future.

We have now completed more than 900 such wooden houses, forming three blocks. It may take four or five years to complete them all.

It is mainly because there are too few skilled craftsmen, and the number of people in the construction team is only more than 300, and the total number of apprentices is less than 1,000..."
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