The earliest Chinatown in New York was formed in 1890. In 1848, three Taishan people, two men and one woman, arrived in the United States on the sailing ship "Wandering Eagle". They were the first Chinese to immigrate to the United States. By 1851, 3 people from Taishan arrived in the United States on the west coast of the United States.
Wuyi people (the five districts and counties of Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, Enping and Heshan under the jurisdiction of Jiangmen City are collectively referred to as Wuyi). Many celebrities in Hong Kong are from Wuyi, the most famous ones are Andy Lau, Tony Leung,
Wong Pak Ming, Eric Tsang, Joey Yung, Jenny Yen, Gigi Leung, Wong Ka Kui, Wong Ka Keung brothers, etc. Haha! Promote your hometown, don’t take it personally.) has reached 25,000 people, and will increase year by year.
These ancestors worked in mines, farms, cigar factories, and lumber factories to do jobs that white Americans were unwilling to do. In 1880, there was an economic crisis in the United States, and a large number of white people lost their jobs, but the Chinese had jobs. As a result, the white people hated the Chinese for no reason.
The locals accused the Chinese of stealing their jobs. As a result, California passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the marginalized and persecuted Chinese migrated to the east coast of the United States.
The first Chinese who entered New York settled in Mott Street (meaning Jungle Street) and Park Street (park Street) in the southeastern district of Lower Manhattan. With the gradual increase in population, Chinatown was formed in 1890. The English name of Chinatown
It's chinatown, free translation of China Town.
The residents of New York's Chinatown are mainly Chinese, and Chinese business activities are also concentrated here. Living in Chinatown is just like other Chinese towns in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The common language is mainly Mandarin, but there are also local dialects. Chinese food is
As a staple food, there are Chinese newsstands at many street corners. You can listen to Chinese radio broadcasts while driving, and the TV you watch at night is Chinese TV. In the United States, only Chinatown has such conditions and atmosphere.
Its characteristic is that almost all the residents in this area are Chinese. At the same time, the Chinese are also engaged in commercial activities here, mainly opening shops, restaurants and gift shops. The residents are mainly from Guangdong and Hong Kong, and the main language is Cantonese.
.One-third of the shops are restaurants. There are piles of fruit, medicinal materials, seafood stalls on both sides of the street, ladies selling department stores and beautiful Chinese signboards. Tourists who want to experience the unique atmosphere of Chinatown can go to Canal Street.
After getting off the subway station, walk towards Mott Street to fully appreciate it. Chinese people in New York come here to shop on weekends, and it is very crowded. To the south of the area is the "Confucius Square" that symbolizes the spiritual leader of the Chinese people, Confucius. So here
The population is so dense that you have to queue for a long time to get here.
When Feng Yifeng returned home, she saw that her grandfather and grandmother had not rested, and even helped tidy up Feng Yifeng's house. The original maid did not know what to do and could only stand aside and watch.
My boss, these two strange family members, are busy with their affairs.
"Boss, you are finally back. I have advised them many times, but they just don't listen. They must help you tidy up your home." This is a black maid who has been working in Feng Yifeng's home for more than four years.
Time, and her husband is Feng Yifeng’s full-time chef. This is a middle-aged Indian who has worked in a Chinese restaurant for a long time. He was a field chef during the Vietnam War, but because of the war, one of his
His ears went deaf. So in order to take care of him, Faith found a kitchen job for him in a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown after he retired. When Feng Yifeng said that he was looking for a chef who could cook Chinese food, it was logical for him.
He and his wife came to Feng Yifeng's apartment together. One worked as a chef and the other worked as a domestic helper. If Feng Yifeng was not around, he would also casually take on the responsibility of looking after the house.
"Oh! It's okay, you can go and rest first. I will go out to eat with them later and won't be back until tonight."
"Boss, Kana has already gone out to buy groceries. He knows that they are all your relatives, so he is going to cook the Chinese dinner he just learned today. Are you really not at home to eat?"
"No, I'll make an appointment to go to Chinatown for dinner later. Just have a good meal with Cana tonight and don't worry about us." Feng Yifeng is still very satisfied with the work performance of Cana and his wife. In the past few years, he has also
He kept his home in order, and even when his daughter came to live, they would cater to her appetite. Kana went out of his way to ask for advice on some dishes that he had never cooked before.
In fact, the decoration of Feng Yifeng's apartment is very simple. It is more than 200 square meters and is divided into four bedrooms and two living rooms. In addition to Feng Yifeng's master room, there is only a servant's room where Mr. and Mrs. Khanna live, a guest room and a utility room. It is huge.
There are no expensive decorations in the living room. The most valuable thing is the Steinway grand piano placed in the corner. This piano does not belong to Feng Yifeng. It was a gift given to Wenxiu by Feng Yifeng when she graduated. But
Now that Wenxiu has gone to Hong Kong, the piano is vacant. Only when Feng Yifeng thinks of Wenxiu, will he play a piece with his not-so-skilled piano skills. However, his playing will still be praised by Kana
They said that they had never heard such a beautiful piece of music (actually it was plagiarism. Who else would have listened to the piece that was written more than ten or twenty years later except Feng Yifeng?). This could be regarded as a compliment to Feng Yifeng.
"Grandma, please stop being busy. Laura will do all these housework. You guys have been on a plane for such a long time, why don't you take a break?" He snatched the clothes that were being ironed from grandma's hands and pressed her on the sofa.
while grandpa was admiring the oil paintings placed by Feng Yifeng.
"Your grandpa and I have both worked hard, and since we came here, we couldn't sleep, so I'm going to help you sort it out."
"I think you and grandpa haven't reversed the jet lag yet, but it doesn't matter, you will get used to it in a few days. You can change your clothes later, and I will take you and grandpa to eat in Chinatown here, so you can try it too
Try Chinese food abroad.”
At this time, my grandfather also came over shaking his head and said to Feng Yifeng: "I asked you, what kind of paintings are these? They are messy, with a bunch of colors piled together to make a painting? I don't know if those foreigners can paint.
They are not as good-looking as our Chinese traditional paintings and ink paintings. I think you still changed them all, which makes people’s eyes dazzled.”
Grandpa's words made Feng Yifeng a little bit dumbfounded. Many of these oil paintings were given by Mani and Carlos when he moved into his new home. Each of them was a famous painting worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, but now his grandfather actually said that
It’s so messy and messy that if the original painter of these paintings heard about it, they would jump out and ask grandpa for an explanation.
"Damn old man, I told you a long time ago. Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. I have heard about impressionism or abstraction, but it is very valuable. You are not afraid of others laughing at you and blaming others for not knowing how to draw.
Painting." I don't know why grandma knows more than grandpa, and many nouns are used to scold grandpa from her mouth.
"You know so much. Don't you know more than me just by watching TV at Lao Li's house for a few days?" It seems that grandpa is really a little unconvinced, but grandma will not go with this stubborn old man.
Don't worry about this. They are an old couple of decades, and no one knows his character better than grandma.
"I won't tell you anymore. You'd better hurry up and change your clothes. Xiaofeng will take us to see Chinatown here later. Didn't you say that you can't eat Chinese food in the United States? Now we just want to try it.
Is the Chinese food abroad as good as the ones in Hong Kong?"
"Really? You can also eat Chinese food here in the United States?" Grandpa still expressed doubts.
Regarding her grandfather's doubts, Feng Yifeng did not make any judgments. Everything will be known tonight. "Yes, I have made an appointment with a friend tonight. She will take us to Chinatown in New York for dinner. The time is almost up now."
, let’s get ready!”
This time, Aina took Feng Yifeng and his grandparents to a Hong Kong-style tea restaurant called Dawang on Be Street in Chinatown, New York. The sign with yellow background and red letters did not make Dawang stand out in Chinatown where there are many restaurants. Go
When you enter Dawang, you will find that this is just a very, very, very ordinary Hong Kong-style tea restaurant, basically the same as the ones in Hong Kong.
Roast duck and barbecued pork are lined up in the transparent display window, red and green handwritten special menus are posted on the wall, crowded dining tables are placed, and the noisy environment makes you feel like you are back in Hong Kong. But what if
Judging Dawang based on these is definitely biased. It can be said that Dawang is one of the restaurants in New York with a huge difference in environment and food quality.
Dawang's steamed rice rolls, noodles, fried noodles, and rice noodles are usually sold every day. Of course, the Hong Kong-style noodles made of beef, pork, pork belly, and chicken are indispensable. The taste is authentic and the portion is full. But the most important thing here is
What they are famous for is their porridge. The porridge base is very creamy and smooth, not thin nor thick, just right.
With a variety of ingredients added to the white porridge, it becomes a delicacy with 13 different flavors. The most popular ones are fish fillet porridge and barbecued pork porridge. Fish fillet porridge is made from freshly peeled and sliced grass carp.
into thin slices, each slice is almost the same thickness, and can be made translucent.
After cutting into slices, put it in white porridge and heat it slightly. Because the fish fillets are very thin and the heating time is short, they are very fresh and tender. Together with the white porridge, they are full of flavor and melt in your mouth. The barbecued pork porridge is made from Dawang's signature
After the barbecued pork is minced and put in the white porridge, the fresh and sweet barbecued pork complements the white porridge, and it is full of deliciousness.
There is also Dawang's roast duck, which is golden in color and will whet your appetite at the first sight. It does not need to be heated after cutting into pieces and can be eaten at room temperature. The duck skin is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which is the most attractive part of the roast duck.
But only with careful duck meat can the greasy and greasy ingredients be combined to achieve the best taste. The reason why Dawang’s business is booming is that it is loved by most people who immigrated from Guangdong in Chinatown. There are two most important reasons: 1.
Firstly, the price is cheap, and secondly, the kitchen is very hot and the food is served very quickly. Not long after ordering, the delicious dishes are served immediately.
When Aina brought Feng Yifeng and the others to Dawang, the place was already full. If Aina had not made a reservation before arriving, they would have been standing there waiting. However, grandma also took advantage of Aina to enter.
When he wanted the position, he whispered in Feng Yifeng's ear and asked: "Who is that foreign girl? She seems to be very affectionate towards you, but I am warning you, no matter how many women you like, I will not stop you.
But it must not be a foreign girl. I will never admit that she is my granddaughter-in-law. How can her kind of charm be compared with A Zhi's virtuousness, and it is even more different from Nannan and Wenxiu.
"
This is actually what Feng Yifeng is most worried about. The reason why he has not shown any expression to Aina's love is because he knows that whether it is his grandfather, grandpa, grandma, or parents, they are all very traditional people. Can they accept it?
What about a foreign woman who becomes their descendant? Or if he and Aina have a child in the future, will the birth of a mixed-race child be disliked by his parents, grandfather and other elders? Now that grandma has expressed her attitude, I want to come
Grandpa is the same. Didn't you see the reluctance on Grandpa's face when Aina introduced Chinatown in half-baked Chinese?
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