As the world steps into the third year of a global pandemic and a new Lunar New Year, embattled Chinatown business operators are hoping the Year of the Tiger will bring better tidings than the last two years | hijessicayun
“There’s just a big divide, there’s a huge contrast,” Mr Chu said. “You can’t believe that just walking across the road can feel like a different place.”
“There were queues in front of restaurants again … queues outside bubble tea shops … shops were opening late again,” he said. But it’s not just a matter of tidying up. “We want to see [the] interweaving [of] history, culture, and public art, and all that stuff, so people will actually want to go there,” Mr Cheng added.
David Zhou owns Oriental Teahouse, which has two stores in Melbourne. The Little Collins Street store, which has been open since 2008, is not situated within what’s considered Chinatown Melbourne, but is about two and a half blocks away.
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