Visit to China-Town.

Diversity, unity and acceptance. Three of the main aspects of multiculturalism. As you start to ponder over these features, you soon realise that London ticks all these boxes, well.. most of the time. Though the ideology may be less cohesive than others it emphasises the importance of acceptance and what better city than London to do so as it is considered to be one of the most diverse places in the world!

As we started brainstorming ideas of places to go the name China-Town soon became a popular choice from members of our group. 9th July, the date was set and off we set to China-Town. Our arrival on the day was greeted by the smells off cooking noodles and an old Chinese man smiling at us as we entered the market area. Looking around you could see the sense of community not only from those from the Chinese culture but everyone else from different faiths and religions all smiling. 

Always have time for a quick selfie :)

Through the walks across the busy markets we realized just how diverse London is! Strolling through the streets felt as if we actually were in a small market town in China but as soon as we left we were transformed back into the busy street life of London. Its fair to say that London as a city has rightfully earned its title of being multicultural and visiting China Town is living proof of that. The fact that a whole area has been dedicated to celebrating the Chinese culture shows in fact how unity and acceptance is tolerated in our streets.

But just as we were leaving, Amreen spotted a Chinese newspaper. Of course she tried to read it but failed tremendously. Though funnily enough the top news on the paper was similar to what we are seeing on our own TV's. Who would've thought it.

Amreen posing with her newspaper.