With the continuous improvement of the lives of Chinese people, people's pursuit of the spiritual level has also become richer. To meet people's spiritual needs, traveling abroad and experiencing exoticism is obviously a good choice. Coupled with the fact that China has the largest population in the world, there are naturally many people who travel abroad every year.
Saipan, which we're going to talk about today, is an important place for Chinese to travel, but you may be disappointed that you can't experience a strong foreign culture here, but you will see a rich Chinese culture everywhere, because most of the island is Chinese. One might wonder if the island belonged to China. Why are Chinese everywhere on this island?
1. Saipan belongs
Historically, the ownership of a piece of land has often changed hands many times. Saipan, mentioned today, is no exception. As an important island in the Mariana Islands, Saipan has had four successive owners.
The first owner of Saipan was Spain, and the reason for this is that Spain was the first country to occupy the island. But as Spain's national power gradually declined, so did its control of Saipan.
With the continuous disputes between countries, the ownership of this land has also changed hands several times. After the first owner, Spain, Germany, Japan, and the United States successively owned the land. Today, the United States, the most powerful country, is the sole owner of the land. So from the perspective of ownership, the island is now owned by the United States and not by China.
Saipan benefits from its important geographical location, and the United States attaches great importance to it. You must know that the "fat man" and "little boy" that the United States dropped on Japan took off from Saipan, which shows its important strategic position. That's why the United States is tens of thousands of miles away from it, fighting for the ownership of a small island.
Second, why is Saipan mostly Chinese
The United States does not hesitate to compete with many countries for this island, and naturally hopes to develop this region well to consolidate its ownership. But it is true that the island is full of Chinese and strong Chinese culture, but there are fewer Americans who own him. There are three reasons for this:
First, Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, is located in Asia. Its geographical location means that there cannot be too many Americans on this island, but mostly Asians. Therefore, if the United States wants to develop this region, it first needs to attract a large number of talents.
The United States has given very generous treatment to the talents introduced to the island, so this has attracted a large wave of Asians to work on the island and even settle here for a long time. As China with the largest population, there are naturally many people who are willing to go to this place.
In addition, Saipan is inherently small, so the Chinese with a large population account for more than half of the total population as soon as they arrive on the island. It should be known that the total population of this island is only nearly 50,000 people, so the large number of Chinese naturally occupies more than half.
Second, the beautiful environment is a tourist attraction in the hearts of many travelers. In addition to the Chinese who have settled and worked in Saipan for a long time, Chinese who travel to this place also account for a large part. The island's beautiful scenery has a great attraction for Chinese who love to travel.
As one of the Pacific islands, Saipan not only has sun, sand and sea, but also its characteristic seven-colored sea waters are particularly attractive. Not to mention its special climate of four seasons and summer, it is even more unique. Whether it's sunbathing on the beach or taking a dip in the crystal clear waters, it's a favorite of many travelers.
Because of its special geographical location, this island far from the United States is much closer to China. Today, it only takes four hours from China to reach this unique island, which has become the reason why many Chinese choose to travel here.
Third, the purchase tax-free and visa-free policy has made Saipan a shopping paradise for many people. You know, if you buy some foreign goods in China, in addition to paying the price of the goods themselves, you also need to pay a large purchase tax, which makes many people complain.
The policy of saipan exemption from purchase tax is naturally enough to attract a large number of Chinese who love foreign brands. If you need to shop, you only need to take a four-hour flight and you don't need any visa to come to this tax-free shopping paradise.
III. Conclusion
In today's world, any country is emphasizing its control over the territory to which it belongs. But Saipan, which belongs to the United States, is indeed full of Chinese on its islands, and it has to be said that this is indeed very rare, and even Chinese has become the most common language in the local area.
Now do you know that Saipan is under the jurisdiction of the United States, but most of the island is Chinese? So would you choose to visit this scenic and tax-free island? Feel free to leave a message in the comments section.