In other news, as if nine weeks in China isn't enough, I spent some time in Chinatown this Saturday. My former piano teacher goes there every weekend, and he invited me to join his family and him for lunch. I walked around for a while taking some pictures, trying to read some of the signs (unfortunately, everything is written in traditional characters). I then met up with my teacher, and we went to a dim sum restaurant called Mei Lai Wah (it means beautiful and luxurious in Cantonese). If the food there was any indication of what the food is going to be like in China, then I am very excited.
It always amazes me how different Chinatown feels from other parts of New York City. Obviously hearing the language and seeing the characters has something to do with it, but I think there is more to it. A friend suggested to me that it could be interesting to see how Chinatown compares to an actual city in China (Beijing). More on that later.
Here are some of the pictures I took in Chinatown:
Yes, a Chinatown vs Beijing comparison would be interesting!
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