Relationship between Fertilia and Dragonland

Xi Xi analyses the cultural identity politics of Hong Kong post Colonization. The fictional Fertilia is related to Dragonland in a variety of ways. For one, the architecture of the building that Jeunesse and Falibaba own is decorated and constructed in Dragonland
style, helping establish a cultural kinship between Fertilia and Dragonland. Further, on page 342 of the novel, we learn that Fertilia University has a department of Dragonese, although the college lacks staff that teaches Dragonese philosophy. Be that as it may, the relationship is established.
As we learn of the plight of the homeless living in Fertile Water Street, we learn that some of the homeless populations used to work together in Fertilia before the company they worked for moved its operations to Dragonland (p. 350). The checkered relationship between the two towns’ poor populations seems to bind them together. Joblessness defines the homeless in Fertilia in much the same way as Dragonland. After the closure of the factory in Fertilia, Dragonland benefits from the increased job opportunities. Uncle Shrimpy, who is visiting Heart Town with the little boy, is a native of Fertilia. From the story, it appears that many people from Fertilia are also familiar with the Bar that Uncle Shrimpy and the odd little boy are visiting. A relationship between the two towns is thus established through a quake that has just hit Dragonland. We learn that the after effects of the storm and earthquake in Dragonland have spread over to Fertilia (p. 358-359).
Most residents of Fertilia purchase their pressure cookers from Heart Town (p. 392). As most factories move out of Heart Town, the residents of Fertilia experience an economic downturn that has compromised their ability to earn a living (p. 410).