This rather quaint archway marks the entrance to the construction site for Grenada's new National Stadium in Queen's Park, which is being built with funding, expertise and manpower provided by the People's Republic of China. With 500-plus construction workers from China living and working on the site, the area has virtually been transformed into a Chinese village, complete with garden.
The Grenadian and Chinese flags, billowing in the wind above the National Stadium construction site
One thing that struck me on my visit there earlier this week was the fact that while all of the Chinese workers wore hard hats, soft canvas shoes seemed to be acceptable as worksite footwear. When I made the observation to the Grenadian project manager, he replied that "that's their culture." According to the project manager, the Chinese workers take daily post-lunch siestas and don't drink cold water. "Only hot water and tea," he said, which would explain the ubiquitous khaki-coloured canteens.
Chinese construction workers in Grenada
8 comments in “Grenada’s Chinese Village”
May 31st, 2006 at 3:13 am
I didn’t know there are chinese temple in Granada. The words on the chinese gate said Chinese support to build a national sports stadium. I didn’t know there are many chinese workers involving to build Granada’s sports stadium. That is so good. It’ll be like Chinese garden.
August 1st, 2006 at 5:48 pm
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August 2nd, 2006 at 4:46 pm
Chinese are the largest population on the earth. There are many Overseas Chinese (華僑 in Pinyin) all over the world. In the US, Chinese were brought to San Francisco as workers for railroad constraction, too. but this Grenada story supprised me so much. The Grenada public constraction project of new National Stadium, is taken by People’s Republic of China and Chinese workers. Chinese like to migrate everywhere in the world, connect very strongly within their own, and make profit. They are not just workers like 19 centuries railroad constraction. This fact gives Grenada very strong impact. Citizens of Grenada should manage and operate their national project. This should be your project, your facilities, and your business, isn’t it?
March 11th, 2007 at 2:32 am
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March 28th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
This, I find to be, scary… Anyone asking the simple question? What is the motive behind this?? They just want to be nice? I don’t think so. This is not for Grenada this is for China. China has in inferiority complex and the only way to cure it for them is global domination. They are the teenager of the world. Adults don’t act like that.
June 18th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Well to all those who think China has a motive, then they are right. I don’t know the motive was, perhaps good, perhaps bad. Then again, look at the US, Britan, like they really topple governemnts and cause regime change/give away free things for no reason?
We all now know Iraq was an oil grab, people are saying something, I guess, but people are still dying and Iraq is no better than it was before. The chinese are BUILDING the others are DESTROYING! Get it. At least China is not disguising bad intentions with a facade of spreading freedom. It’s plain to see poster Tom is a redneck right-winger.
September 2nd, 2007 at 2:33 pm
For those who don’t know what China’s motive is: to get a vote against Taiwan. It’s classic but works well.
November 21st, 2008 at 3:43 am
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