According to statistics, there are Chinese people all over the world, and everyone is trying to persevere in order to live. Christmas Island should be regarded as one of the more Chinese areas, where 63% of the residents are Chinese and communicate in Cantonese.
When it comes to "refugee resettlement", you will think of Christmas Island. Indeed, since 2001, the construction of refugee reception centres has been under way here, and many refugees have received corresponding assistance. Who would have thought that thousands of people had been rescued on Christmas Island in Australia since 2001.
Why is it called Christmas Island? In fact, there is a small story, which must start with a captain who discovered the island, because this captain named Mynors arrived at the island at Christmas, so it was named after it. To be precise, this island is a volcanic island, so it has a lot of mineral resources. People who live here can make a living by exporting goods. Christmas Island, Australia: 63% of the local people are Chinese and communicate in Cantonese.
In recent years, Christmas Island has also become a good place to visit, there are many unique animal and plant resources, and the water quality is very good, you can play diving, you can also fish, there are many state-of-the-art facilities in the area. 70% of the island is a national park, and it is said that one of the wonders here is the great migration of red crabs, which is rare in the world. Large areas of Christmas Island red crabs migrate at the end of October to avoid heavy rain.
Unlike ordinary crabs, red crabs are endemic to Christmas Island and need to live on land for a long time. So in the process of migration, millions of red crabs need to cross the road, and the scene is quite spectacular. In order to protect these red crabs, special animal passages have been built for their safe migration. Many people come to Christmas Island to enjoy the spectacular scene of this migration. Crawling hard is the best respect for life.
The people of the island live an extremely leisurely life, they have walked out of Christmas Island when they were young, and they have seen the outside world, but in comparison, they still feel that life on the island is more suitable for them. The security here is also very good, there is no potential danger, so the safety factor is very high. If you are not afraid of red crabs crawling into the house, it is okay not to close the doors and windows at night.
Because most of the people here are Chinese, there are many traditional festivals, and lion dances and cannons during the Spring Festival are all necessary. But even so, only 30% of the Chinese on the island admit that their ancestors are of Chinese descent, and more Chinese have adapted to life on the island and integrated themselves into the new environment. Australia has a small island occupied by the Chinese, and only 30% admit that their ancestors are Chinese.
Although it is called Christmas Island, it never snows, and it is hot all year round, with an average temperature of about 25 degrees. It is a good choice to visit Christmas Island around October, you can see the migration of red crabs, remember not to hurt them, and don't think about eating them, because Christmas Island has laws prohibiting the capture of red crabs.
For more highlights, come and follow the traveling rabbits