But if you really want a study in " the power of now " , ride the lifts at chungking mansions . ?
不过,假如你真想探究一下“现时的力量”,不妨坐一下重庆大厦的电梯?
Contrary to the image of the hong kong expat as fat cat banker or multinational exec , those who call chungking mansions home hail from asia 's poorer countries such as nepal and bangladesh .
One small neighbourhood in the city has gradually come to be dominated by african migrants and many now operate businesses in a 27-storey tower block called the tianxiu mansions , where the hotel is located .
This mass exchange of goods paid for in cash and carted across oceans in suitcases or flimsy old cardboard boxes makes chungking mansions one of the most unlikely , but arguably one of the most prolific , centres for low-end globalisation .