The Independent - London, January 31st, 1995
Multicoloured bunting hangs overhead and red banners wave from the gates at each end of Gerard Street in central London as Chinatown welcomes in the Year of the Pig. Every day the area is engulfed by Chinese people, working, shopping, eating and, at weekends, dragging their bundles of children to Chinese-language schools. Non-Chinese mingle with the shoppers, gazing at the roast meats through the steamy windows from the outside of restaurants, and heartily devouring the food inside. But familiar as they are with its cuisine, for many the Chinese community is as "inscrutable" as ever. The mysti...
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