Melbourne, often known as Australia's multicultural capital, has a wide variety of cultural streets, large and small. Huang Kaming, who first arrived in Australia, was fascinated by the diverse multi-cultural neighborhoods. Currently, a Hong Kong student working as an intern with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's International Division introduces us to Melbourne's four famous multiculturalism streets from her unique perspective.
Melbourne is a famous immigrant city, like Hong Kong, it brings together cultures from all over the world. But have you ever thought that the food here, the culture will be more authentic than the original country?
This time we visited four different national streets, known as "Little Saigon," which is called "Little Saigon," in the Footscray district, Barkly street, in Lygon street, Italy, in Carlton. Lonsdale street, Greek Street in CBD, downtown Melbourne, and Chinatown., Chinatown, everywhere. I've never been to any of these countries, so I can hardly imagine what these streets look like except Chinatown. We thought we would see a huge number of flags on these multicultural streets, but when we really walked into the streets, we hardly ever saw a flag! These cultural streets from the atmosphere, shop design and types of strong smell of other countries.
To explore these four streets at a time, Google can start with a "Little Saigon", then return to downtown CBD, to visit 2 Chinatown, 3 Greek Street, and finally 4 Italian Street.
Stop one: Melbourne's Little Saigon
Barkly Street Wong Kat Ming
Since the 1970s, large numbers of Vietnamese refugees have crossed the sea to Victoria and have taken root in the Footscary district, less than 5 kilometers from the heart of Melbourne. Reaching the most important street here, Barkly Street, we can already see signs full of Vietnamese characters. Although the rest of Melbourne is not difficult to see Vietnamese restaurants, but certainly not as many as here, authentic. In addition to restaurants with Vietnamese rice noodles, we can also see shops selling style groceries and CD-ROMs renting Vietnamese TV series.
However, be careful to find a truly authentic Vietnamese restaurant on Vietnam Street, where there are many other Asian food restaurants in addition to Vietnamese restaurants. There is even a "burning flavor" from Hong Kong!
A restaurant opened by Chinese and Hong Kong people, Kailang Ming, finally found an authentic Vietnamese restaurant opened by Vietnamese immigrants. Almost all the river flour was served with raw beef. We ordered raw beef, beef balls and brisket. We particularly appreciate the broth of river flour, because it is very sweet and thirsty, and there is no feeling of mouth dry, thirst on the whole bowl will not feel burdensome. Unlike other Vietnamese restaurants, the sprouts and germs are added in addition, and you don't have to eat them if you don't like them. And the right bowl is spring roll noodles, ingredients with peanuts, broccoli, melon and radish shredded and so on, when eating with Vietnam-specific sweet and sour juice, very delicious.
Our raw beef flou
Inside the restaurant, ABC:Jason Fang.
Second stop: old Shanghai-style Chinatown
Melbourne Chinatown Wong Kailing
Leaving Saigon from childhood, the iconic Chinese arches will soon be found in the middle of Western-style architecture. Walking into Chinatown, looking at the high red lanterns, I felt as if I had gone back to old Shanghai. In Chinatown, we not only found the traditional Peking duck, but also found a sweet shop that looked like "full of sugar water". If you miss Chinese cuisine and don't think of a far-off Box Hill, Chinatown is a good place to go!
The bronze statue of Mr. Sun Zhongshan, who founded the Republic of China, was not unexpectedly seen in the places where the Chinese were gathered. Mr. Sun Zhongshan's overthrow of the Manchu goverment and the promotion of the three people's principles have deeply influenced the Chinese society, so it is not difficult to see him in Chinatown all over the world.
In addition to seeing a lot of restaurants with various flavors in Chinatown, we can also see Chinese medicine companies and other health products shops, although the classified brand names are written in English. But below the cabinet and the whole decoration still has a strong Chinese atmosphere.
ABC:Jason Fang, a Chinese medicine store in Chinatown
Shi Lion in front of the Australian-Chinese History Museum, if you have time, visit the Australian-Chinese History Museum, also located in Chinatown. The museum reproduces Australia's gold-rush history in a number of pavilions, Chinese culture and props for dragon and lion dances, as well as what is said to be the world's largest dragon. However, since it is the Museum of History of Australia and China, the permanent exhibition is certainly a bit of a living and development for Chinese in Australia. The museum features the differences between Chinese marriage in China and Australia, as well as the Chinese language and Culture experience Museum, which gives you a better understanding of the history of Chinese immigrants in Australia.
Third stop: blue Greek Street
Greek Street Huang Ke Ming
Have you ever thought that the three cities with the largest number of Greeks in the world are not all in Greece? Melbourne is the city with the largest number of Greeks after Athens and Thessalonians. As we walked from the red-themed Chinatown, it became clear that the color of the street was blue for the Mediterranean.
However, compared to South Street, the Greek Street shops appear to be sparse, we saw along the way a lot of shops are closed 778. However, businesses in business still have Greek characteristics, playing loud traditional songs, selling Greek traditional desserts or Mediterranean dishes.
We don't have a lot of pedestrians when we go to Greek Street, but every February, there are big events on Greek Street, and there are lots of Greek food, games and music shows. I wonder if we can recognize a Greek street when we visit Lonsdale Street next time.
Greek dessert shop
Greek store ABC:Jason Fang
Stop four: coffee-smelling Italian Street
Lygon Street Wong Kat Ming
Italy is a sacred place for coffee aficionados and the birthplace of espresso. Italians' obsession with coffee has also impressed people in other countries, so as to walk into Italian Street, we can see coffee shops everywhere. Guests can sit in seats outside the shop and taste coffee while looking at passers-by in the street. Very freehand. Although we visited Italy Street in the winter, because the open-air seats in the streets were heated, there was no cold feeling in the coffee smell; and the sunshine was quite sweet.
None of those who don't like coffee is a reason not to go to Italian Street. Because there are a lot of things to do here, a lot of food is waiting for you to taste. Every October, the Italian Cultural Festival will also be held here, but also the excitement.
Hong Kong journalism student Kevin Wong interned with Australian broadcaster ABC international in June and July 2016
