China News Service, October 27. According to the US "World Journal" report, Mr. Zhang and his wife went to Lijiang, Yunnan after retirement, and lived for eight years. If it weren’t for the effects of increasing altitude sickness on the elderly’s body, the couple would People will continue to live their lives in the local area.

In 2016, the two went to Los Angeles, USA, to join the retirement life of Californians.

　　Mrs. Zhang said that she was 62 years old at that time and her husband was 85 years old. Because they had disposed of all the real estate before retiring to Yunnan and did not line up to apply for an apartment for the elderly. After arriving in Los Angeles, they spent $100,000 to buy an apartment in Azusa. Mobile House for the elderly, with three bedrooms, two halls, one bath, one mini laundry room, 1400 square feet.

　　"I really didn't expect to live so comfortably." Mrs. Zhang's mobile home is located in an elderly community in Azusa, not far from Angel Forest Park.

There are a total of 206 households in the mobile housing area. All the heads of the households are elderly people 65 years of age or older. The foreign residents need to be over 55 years old, and the rent cannot exceed three weeks.

Each mobile home has small courtyards on the front and back, and the community has small parks and gardens. The speed limit of the entire community is eight miles per hour, which is clean, quiet, and orderly.

　　"The most comfortable thing is that they are all bungalows, with neighbors of the same age at the front and rear." Mrs. Zhang said, not to mention the mobile homes. In fact, the houses are very sturdy and not swaying at all. Central air-conditioning, warm in winter. Xia Liang, she likes to make flowers and plants, and planted flowering trees in the small side yard. From late spring to autumn, the flowers bloom undefeated; her husband reads under the flowers almost every day, watching the wild geese fly by in the distance.

　　"We don't have land rights. There is only one landlord in the entire park. We only have housing rights, but we can buy and sell." Mrs. Zhang said. After living here for five years, it is estimated that the house price has risen from 100,000 U.S. dollars that year to about 120,000. "The biggest Her burden is the property management fee (HOA), which is about US$990 per month, which already includes water, electricity and gas.” This cost is not cheap for people who live on pensions like her and her husband, but it is not cheap to pay for independent houses. Compared with living in a rented house, it is so much easier, and there is no need to look at the landlord’s face, and there is no worry about land taxes.

　　Mrs. Zhang said that the life of the elderly should be relaxed, safe and clean.

Because I live in the "Qinghan District", in addition to monthly discounts on water, electricity and gas, nearby chain businesses also send free food every week, including vegetables, fruits, milk, salads and various meats. Bread is absolutely enough. From time to time, there are free daily necessities and supplies for the elderly, disinfectant, wet wipes, hand sanitizer, diapers for the elderly, warm socks for the New Year and New Years, and delicious pastries contributed by the nearby pastry shop every week.

As long as you are used to western food, you can basically avoid buying vegetables.

　　Many people are skilled craftsmen in the mobile housing area. Before retirement, many people are skilled craftsmen, so the gardens are taken care of, the clogged sewers are opened, or which computer or electric switch is out of order, mostly with the help of the neighbors, the fees are low, and the consumption is pleasing.

All the information of skilled craftsmen is published in the monthly brochure of the community, clearly telling you where the plumber lives and the number of the cleaner.

　　Mrs. Zhang said that when she and her husband first moved more than five years ago, there were only two Chinese households including her. Now the number of Chinese households has increased to nine, all of which are immigrants from Taiwan and Hong Kong. After listening to her introduction, I moved here admiringly.

　　One of them hopes to end the long-term worries under the same roof as the child, and buy a mobile home to live in.

Another Chinese couple has been living together in the Eastern District for three generations for many years. After their parents passed away and their two children grew up, the swimming pool became a lotus pond. The couple did not want to spend more than US$200 a month for the gardener and busy daily tidying. In the traditional life of the house, simply sell the house, and share two of the three shares with his son and daughter. The remaining one buys a mobile home and becomes a neighbor with Mrs. Zhang and Mr. Zhang.

(Yang Qing)