For our country of 5,000 years of civilization, Melbourne, founded in the 19th century, does not seem to have a strong sense of historical rejuvenation. But in Australia, Melbourne is a historic and cultural city where every block tells a story. Today Xiao Wei wants to talk to everyone about this place of Glen Waverley.
What made them choose Glen Waverley?
Glen Waverley, about 20 kilometers from the heart of Melbourne, is labeled with a wide variety of labels, but the best we know is "one of Melbourne`s largest Chinese districts." It is understood that about 25% of the migrants are from China, and that percentage will undoubtedly continue to rise.
The entire (Metropolitan Melbourne), including Melbourne`s central district, has 32 local councils and hundreds of districts. Why are several regions represented by the Glen Waverley as the focus of Melbourne`s three hundred and sixty thousand Chinese (census results in 2016)?
"I didn`t choose Glen Waverley, but staying was my choice."
Bang, a Vietnamese overseas Chinese who came to Melbourne in 1979, has taken root in Glen Waverley. for nearly 40 years.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Melbourne was one of the many displaced Vietnamese refugees who received the help of the United Nations to take root in developed parts of the world in the 1970s and 1980s. At that time, a large number of people were assigned to work in Glen Waverley`s restaurants and other places, and, in Bang`s words, "coming to Glen Waverley is God`s plan."
Initially, the vast majority of people living in Glen Waverley were native Melbourne locals, and the arrival of immigrants led to cultural conflicts that inevitably led to contradictions. But decades later, both locals and immigrants have embraced and become accustomed to each other`s existence, where they get along as if they were from the same place.
These people were initially accepted by Melbourne for their cooking, repair and other handicrafts and Asian-specific diligence, not only for their subsistence jobs, but also for the benefits offered to them by government. Benefits such as health care and education are particularly notable in Glen Waverley: there are fighter jets in these elementary schools, Glendal Primary School,Glen Waverley Primary School, and Glen Waverley Secondary College., who is at the top of the list in Victoria`s college entrance examination.
All these good things made them choose to stay. Twenty or three decades later, these people who once lived in uncertainty were able to live a safe and happy life here, and all of them took Glen Waverley as their home.
"it`s convenient and livable, and there`s the special human feeling of the Chinese people."
About 20 kilometers from the center of the city, Glen Waverley is home to more than 40, 000 people on 16.8 square kilometers of land, quiet enough not to be too cold.
Since the first group of passengers at Glen Waverley Railway Station in 1930, they have been working hard to serve the people who live here. Railway stations and train lines have changed over the years, bringing more and more convenience to people. Today, take the train at Glen Waverley railway station and get to Melbourne Central railway station in Melbourne center in more than 40 minutes. It is very convenient to travel along the way through Malvern East,Glen Iris,Richmond and other areas.
(Glen Waverley Railway Station in 1930)
(today`s Glen Waverley Railway Station)
Of course, since all aspects of Glen Waverley life are very convenient, if there is no special need, the people living here can be satisfied to wander around the nearby. Glen Waverley railway station, which is comparable to the Kingsway, of Box Hill Food Street. Located in a variety of flavor restaurants, Chinese, Western, Korean food everything, the suit of foreigners to use chopsticks to skilful manner is not lost to us Chinese.
As a result of the early acceptance of many immigrants from Asia, the, Glen Waverley culture atmosphere is close to the Oriental culture we are familiar with. The individualistic culture of (Individualism), which emphasizes independence and self-satisfaction, is a major core of Westerners` lives. For the Chinese who grew up under the (Collectivism) culture of oriental collectivism, Westerners` way of living and getting along always seems to be a little inhumane. But at Glen Waverley, we can get together with friends and relatives as we do at home, eat around the table and spend the day boisterous.
In addition to the gourmet street Kingsway, another good place to go with friends is the shopping mall The Glen., which is suitable for life shopping and leisure and entertainment. The Glen, which was built in 1967, was originally called Glen Waverley Shopping Centre, which was transformed and expanded to become what we are familiar with today.
(at the time it was Glen Waverley Shopping Centre`s The Glen).
Today`s The Glen, which includes David Jones,Target,Coles,Woolworths department stores and supermarkets, as well as restaurants, is well positioned to meet people`s daily purchases and recreational needs. The festival will also decorate the whole shopping mall with various elements of Chinese style, so that Chinese customers can feel the feeling of being at home.
More importantly, The New Glen, a large-scale transformation and development project costing A $490 million, has been officially launched. The project was completed at the end of last year with the first phase of "fresh food bazaars and daily necessities," and a much-anticipated second phase of the "food plaza", which is expected to be completed by 2020. When the time to welcome everyone, is a comparable with the Chadstone of the brand-new The Glen!
(The New Glen project plan)
(the first phase of the "fresh Food Fair" has been completed)
(The Glen Transformation Vision)
Melbourne`s second-largest Chinese district: past and present life
In Australia, "Chinese" is a broad term, although the group is mainly Chinese from mainland China, but also includes people from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and other places to communicate in Chinese.
About the Chinese immigrants in Melbourne, I would like to share an interesting little encyclopedia: the earliest destination for Chinese to go abroad for gold is the United States, and the hottest city for gold mining is the "golden mountains" San Francisco. At that time, which was become the "Chinese" by Chinese at that time. Until the discovery of a huge gold mine in Melbourne, there was also a large influx of Chinese, which gave Melbourne the title of "new golden mountains", and the original one was "reduced" to San Francisco.
Naturally, Glen Waverley was not the most popular place for Chinese immigrants from the beginning. Before the first immigrants, it was nothing more than an ordinary little place in Australia, roving through the nation`s development torrent, moving along with the big times.
(Glen Waverley`s "past Life")
It was not until the 1970s and 1980s that the first immigrants entered the, Glen Waverley began to usher in the fate of the turning point. Bang, who has witnessed more than two decades of changes in Glen Waverley, believes that from the 1970s to the present, there have been mainly three generations of immigrants from different places, namely, the first generation of immigrants from Hong Kong and Taiwan, the second generation of immigrants from Indonesia and South Korea. And now the third generation of mainland Chinese immigrants.
In fact, there are rules to follow: before the reunification of Hong Kong in 1997, a large number of Hong Kong businessmen and professionals came to Australia through investment and skilled immigrants. Between 1984 and 1996, the number of Hong Kong people who emigrated to Australia reached 75,480. Become the most important group of Asian skilled immigrants to Australia. At the same time, some of Taiwan`s Chinese also came.
In the 1990s, although the, Glen Waverley gradually welcomed the students and skilled immigrants in mainland China, but the immigrant group is mainly Indonesian and Korean. This also fully explains the confusion that Xiaowei just came to Glen Waverley: the number of Korean restaurants here is second only to the Chinese restaurant, the front door of the shop is sitting on the fast-growing fried chicken eating countries foodie!
Bang believes that the wave of Chinese in the mainland of Glen Waverley was later than in the late 1980s, when the whole Australian wave of Chinese immigrants was ushered in, and that Mo began only after entering the 21st century, because it is obvious that the scene began in 2003. Property prices in Glen Waverley and the number of Chinese immigrants have soared!
I don`t know if it`s a bit one-sided, but the results of the 2016 New World Wealth study show that Australia has surpassed the traditional immigration powers of the United States and Canada to become the most popular immigrant country of the world`s richest people. Especially attract rich people from China and India. There is no doubt that investment immigration is the most important form of immigration.
However, according to some people in the real estate industry, due to the significant increase in the difficulty of foreign exchange entry in recent years, the four major Australian banks have refused loans for overseas Chinese income, and other reasons, the newly arrived rich mainland have begun to focus on other areas. Glen Waverley house prices are gradually flat, even showing signs of decline.
It`s not only a habitable place, but also a gourmet paradise.
Glen Waverley`s livability has been mentioned above: geography, transportation, education, not to mention a strong sense of humanity and hometown.
For Chinese who eat bigger food, food is definitely an important indicator of whether a place is fit to live. The Glen Waverley is filled with local flavors from generations of immigrants from many countries, and is simply a paradise in many parts of Melbourne, where tastes are monotonous and chewy.
Chinese food: Palazzo Hotel of Empire (New Royal Garden)
The Imperial Palace stood at the crossroads of High Street Road in the early 1990s, conspicuous and accessible. This is the first to make Cantonese cuisine, the Cantonese people can not only cook abalone fin belly, but also with Boiled Chicken with Sauce and roast meat and other home-grown dishes to capture the hearts of people, egg tarts, beancurd jelly, taro horn, these classic Cantonese-style snacks are even better.
The imperial palace after recruiting Sichuan cuisine chef also launched a variety of name-worthy Sichuan cuisine, Mao Xuewang, Fish Filets in Hot Chili Oil, hot pot and other practices such as authentic dishes from Sichuan and Chongqing and other guests are praised.
Address: 562 / 570 High Street Road, Mount Waverley, Melbourne
Time: 11: 30 am / 3 pm; 5:30pm-10:30pm
Reservation Tel: 03 9886 1388
Chinese food: Meng Fei`s noodle (MR MENG)
At the end of March this year officially opened, Guo Degang also came to cut the ribbon, all kinds of noodles, and home cuisine or special according to the characteristics of Glen Waverley residents and innovation, and before the City home menu is different!
And on the edge of the Chinese district, a step away from the popular the Glen shopping mall, tired to have a meal is perfect.
Address: 193 Coleman Parade, Glen Waverley VIC 3150
Time: daily 12-10pm
Reservation Tel: 0421 421,098
Western food: Mocha Jo`s
Mocha Jo`s is the most popular coffee shop on Kingsway, from fresh and rich brunch to a variety of b dinners, from full-bodied coffee to well-received cocktails and red wine. Meet the all-weather food needs of Glen Waverley residents and those who come to play.
For first-time visitors, the menu is too rich to start, but Mocha Jo`s `s loyal patrons offer good advice: if you were a burger lover, hamburger, it would never disappoint you; If you`re a sweet control, don`t miss sticky date pudding;. If you`re a noodle, try the pasta series and you won`t go wrong.
Address: 87 Kingsway, Glen Waverley
Time: Monday to Friday, 6:30am-10:30pm.
Saturday, 7am-10pm.
Sunday 7:30am-10:30pm
Korean food: Kimchi Hut
Kimchi Hut is a restaurant friendly to people who are accustomed to Korean food or not. Most importantly, the dish here is fried chicken-who doesn`t like fried chicken?!?
Authentic Korean barbecue is also very popular. If you still have a preference for Korean food, don`t hesitate to find the seafood noodles that are often seen in Korean dramas, stir up rice, stir-fry miscellaneous dishes, and kimchi cakes, and the store has enough feedback from Korean users on Zomato to reassure you. Xiao Wei must remind everyone that after a hot meal, a piece of Green Tea Ice Cream will drop the temperature, which is called an endless aftertaste!
Of course, good shops are always hot, booking in advance can resolve the pain of waiting oh.
Address: 185 Coleman Parade, Glen Waverley
Time: 12pm-3pm; 5pm-10pm
Sunday 5pm-9pm
Rest on Tuesdays
Reservation Tel: 03 9574 8383
In addition to the three recommended restaurants, Glen Waverley, these restaurants are also well worth visiting:
- Shira Nui (Japanese cuisine), Zomato score: 4.4, address: 247 Springvale Road, Glen Waverley
- Elephant Corridor (Indian cuisine), Zomato score: 3.8, address: 179 Coleman Parade, Glen Waverley
- X J Hot Pot House (gathering Hot Pot City), Zomato score: 3.7, address: 265 Springvale Road, Glen Waverley
- Paradise Road (Thai cuisine), Zomato score: 3.7, address: 171 Coleman Parade, Glen Waverley
Find a weekend to savor Glen Waverley, why this is the home of Chinese in Melbourne, I believe everyone will find the answer in their hearts.
