"Yes!" Mr. Ding also agreed with Zhou Sen's point of view, "It seems that we Chinese are very good at doing business, of course, there is mostly trade here, and we mainly focus on products from our Chinese areas, and the goods sold seem to be more traditional than in China, many of which are old brands that were very famous in the past, such as food, medicine, etc." ”

"What's more interesting is that there are many gold shops, herb shops and snack shops, all of which are typical and traditional Chinese characteristics, and there are still small shops here, plus all kinds of small stalls, and the cries come and go, feeling so intimate and familiar, as if you have entered a time tunnel, taking you back to that distant youth.

"Speaking of these familiar goods, they contain memories of our childhood, and every time I come here, I feel like I have stepped back in time, and this feeling is really amazing!"

"I really miss when we were kids, we could buy a popsicle for 2 cents, 3 cents, and we were reluctant to eat it, and we kept holding it well, and the sweet taste was so delicious, and I remember that there was ice soda sold on the street. ”

"Especially in the summer, it only costs 2 cents to buy a bottle, drink the stomach, it's so refreshing, the feeling of chilling, it is still unforgettable, at that time, I always feel that the sky is very blue, the white clouds are very white, the pressure of life is not as big as it is now, the price is not as expensive as it is now, and there is no need to worry about finding a job, the state will assign jobs, and young people have food to eat......"

"Don't talk about this, whenever I mention this, my heart is very emotional, when I was in China, I don't think these childhood memories are very precious, when I went out of the country and was assigned to work in Thailand, I was far away from my hometown relatives, whenever there was a New Year's holiday, I always hoped that I could be approved to return to China to visit my relatives. ”

"When I become an adult, I can't be as free as I was when I was a child, carefree, innocent in childhood, and I feel very happy when I think back on those days!"

Walking carefully on the streets, looking at the familiar Chinese signboards, listening to the familiar language, my heart is stirring.

This is a Chinese settlement, because it is an old city, except for a few buildings that look better, the others should be very old buildings, which look very old, but they are still open for business here.

Zhou Sen was puzzled and asked Mr. Ding, "Why don't you demolish and rebuild such a dilapidated house?"

Mr. Ding told Zhou Sen that this place has formed a popularity, and through the efforts of the Chinese, it has finally become a prosperous business district, and looking at these buildings, you can imagine the prosperity of the past.

Perhaps the Chinese ancestors here really went through many hardships and twists and turns to establish a foothold and start a family in a foreign land, but now these buildings are outdated, but this does not prevent them from telling the history of this place to the world.

It is precisely this sense of vicissitudes with the changes of the times that can bloom their charm for a long time and attract a large number of tourists.

Now many traditions of the Chinese are still continuing, they are still as diligent and shrewd and capable, but after all, they have settled down for several generations, and the local people continue to merge, merge, and re-integrate, and some Chinese descendants have been mixed with the Thai locals, married, and had children.

Then marry with people from other places, have children, and so on, many people no longer speak Chinese, only speak Thai, so come here, you can hear Thai, you can also hear Teochew, but few people can speak very pure Chinese, can speak Chinese, all have gone to the sound, only tourists who have just arrived, or Chinese who have not worked here for a long time, still retain the habit of speaking Chinese.

Zhou Sen was also very emotional when he heard this, he said: " I used to be on a variety show, I saw a Chinese father who went abroad to the United States, and after he developed steadily, he took his children to the United States to study, but he didn't expect that many years later, he suddenly found that his children could only speak English, not Chinese, and their father and son needed to communicate through English, he felt that this was his father's failure, obviously Chinese, he sent his son to the West to receive Western education, his son's thinking was all Westernized, and his thinking was also Westernized, and there were obstacles and difficulties in the communication between father and son。 ”

"He thinks it's unbelievable, isn't it sad that the descendants of the Chinese, the descendants of the Chinese, can only speak English and not Mandarin, just like the Chinese here can only speak Thai and not the language of their ancestors?"

Teacher Ding nodded, "Yes, for their generation, maybe Thailand is their own country and their roots, because they were born in Thailand and grew up in Thailand since they were children, and they usually come into contact with Thai classmates and grew up in the Thai environment, so they are more affected by Thai heroes, and Thai is their real mother tongue." ”

"There are a lot of Chinese children who stay in Thailand to develop, they receive Thai education, they grow up in Thailand, they come into contact with Thai people, so they are also influenced by the local Thai people, people have social attributes, where he grows up, where is his hometown. ”

"Of course, this is just Chinatown, it is said that many Chinese who have made a living have moved out of here, many of them have entered the mainstream of Thai society, and have made great contributions to Thailand, they have entered all walks of life, some have become successful businessmen, some have entered universities, become professors, some have become scientists, and some have worked as civil servants in the department, which has also brought a great impact on the Chinese. ”

"Chinatown is not only a microcosm of the life of these generations of Chinese in Thailand, but also a portrayal of Thai people's livelihood, many Chinese have become Thai, they have integrated into the local society, become a part of it, set up a family, and live a good life!"

In addition to the Chinese and Chinese businessmen, Chinatown is not much different from the bustling commercial districts of Bangkok, this famous "China Town" is now not only a traditional Chinese residential and commercial area, but also has become a city card of this "City of Angels", attracting tourists from all over the world to sightsee, shopping.

Zhou Sen occasionally saw a few blonde couples here, and Zhou Sen interviewed them randomly, and they all said that they liked Chinatown very much, and they did not find it old-fashioned, but attracted by strong Chinese characteristics.

The reason for shopping here is much the same, some come to experience Chinese history and culture, and some feel that Chinese goods are cost-effective, compared with those expensive European and American goods, Chinese goods are of good quality and low price, and they are really very popular with international students and Thai students, foreign tourists who come here can also buy some here as souvenirs, take them back to their hometowns, take them out to show off to the people around them, show off, and prove that they have also been to Chinatown.

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