Little China (2020)

"Little China is a neighborhood of light commercial properties, retail shops, and apartment complexes to the eastward, between the central City and it's eastern waterfront. Some of the oldest buildings in Night City can be found in this part of town, many dating back to before the inception of Richard Night's original urban plan. With the completion of the urban plan, the area known as Chinatown has been pushed steadily southward by encroaching development. Many of these small shops and buildings have been marked for demolition and urban renewal, but have been ignored until recently, thanks to larger concerns like the Collapse and the Mob War."

- Night City Sourcebook Night City Downtown Sector C4, also known as Little China is a rundown, low rent district of Night City. Chinese triads can also be found in this district. It is featured in the Pen and Paper RPGs Cyberpunk 2013 and 2020.

Overview
The Little China-International District is a bustling hub for Night City’s Asian-American communities. Noodle houses, sushi spots, dim sum restaurants and karaoke bars mingle with gift shops and markets selling imported goods. Historical and cultural exhibits are on display at the Ming Yung Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. Skyscrapers with neon lights cover the night sky of Little China, and there are various cyberware shops.

Areas of Little China
C4#1 Night City Police Headquarters:

C4#2 The Piper Memorial Sports Arena and Club Atlantis:

This indoor sports coliseum has seating for fourteen hundred people. Professional wrestling, boxing matches, and other blood sports are a major attraction. Channel 54 has exclusive video rights to cover events for broadcast The arena itself was originally constructed in 1999, and named after a professional wrestler who, unknowingly, thwarted a terrorist attempt to hijack an airliner and crash dive into the mite House to assassinate the President of the United States. Piper foiled the terrorists, but died of gunshot wounds received during this heroic act

The Arena covers only the lower two floors; the rest of the twin towers of this building are taken up by assorted offices and business suites. The entire top three floors of the Sports Arena is the home of Club Atlantis, a favorite hangout for upwardly-mobile corpzoners and street ronin between assignments. This expensive establishment is decorated in a disorienting style reminiscent of M.C. Escher's "House of Stairs": a series of cantilevered stairs, angled mirrors, special effects lighting and robotic mannequins placed strategically on walls and ceilings create the optical illusion of bar patrons moving against the laws of physics and gravity. The bar itself serves a complete selection of liquors, beers, and cocktails. It also has a multilevel dance floor and a small performance stage.

Security Level: 2

C4#3 Office Building:

This building has twelve floors of medium office suites with two sub-levels of underground parking. The third through sixth floors are available for rent as office space.. Because of a recent slump in commercial property sales in Night City, many commercial realtors are ready to make incentive deals to secure even a twelve-month lease.

Security Level: 1

C4#4 25 Highcourt Plaza Hotel:

Twenty-eight stories of expensive, very chic hotel, with twin towers of silvered glass and four observation elevators rising from the central atrium/lobby, the Highcourt's interior decor is rendered in an understated 1920's Art Deco style. The east wing includes an indoor pool, health spa, and beauty and fitness center, while the west wing features a small convention center (capacity 200 people), a travel bureau and the three- star French restaurant Le Fontainebleau.

The third through twenty-fourth floors consist of double occupancy rooms with baths. The twenty-fifth through twenty-seventh floors have sixteen suites complete with kitchen, full bath, and interfacing capacity. The twenty- eighth floor consists of two huge penthouse apartments reserved for visiting heads of state, captains of industry, and millionaire rockerboys and their entourages.

Valet parking is provided by the hotel in their two levels of underground parking as well as rental car and limousine service for those guests needing transportation around Night City. The west wing's rooftop is specially equipped with a landing pad capable of handling the heaviest corporate helo or tilt-wing business aircraft.

Hotel security consists of two armed hotel detectives and four eight-hour shifts of eight roving plainclothes security personnel, plus two people monitoring video display cameras. Equipped with electric stun guns and handheld communications gear, the security can handle most common situations in the hotel (he.; drunks, loud parties, and nonpaying patrons). If anything more dangerous occurs, or hotel property or guests are in danger, they will not hesitate to call law enforcement authorities immediately.

Security Level: 2

C4#5 Multilevel Parking Garage:

A six-story parking facility with a capacity to park five hundred automobiles, parking meters are provided for every parking space per hour. Run by the local All park company, this building does not have any security, and vehicles without security systems are prime targets for a break-in by a local boostergang known as the Lords of Discipline. The Lord's crimes range from simple muggings to grand theft auto. A real bunch of losers, this gang is small, relatively unarmed and easy to intimidate with a show of bravado or simple firepower.

Security Level: 1

C4#6 Night City First National Bank:

One of the oldest buildings in Night City, first constructed during the initial stages of the City's development when the quality of life was a higher concern to city planners than making the bottom line. The architect's goal was to design a workplace that would promote a sense of space and equilibrium for the workers. The planned parks and open air market/restaurants were never realized after the death of the city's founder.

Many older patrons of this bank still prefer to do their business the old-fashioned personal way, and this is reflected in the service. The bank is equipped with an underground drive-through computerized teller system as well as an old-fashioned, walk-in, full-service banking establishment with human tellers and loan officers waiting to help you open an account. Once an account is established, any and all banking activities may be transacted by interfacing or by debit card.

Security Level: 2

C4#7 Night City Transit Center:

This building is the central hub for the entire Night City transit system, as well as the maintainance yards for the Night City Transit Corporation. The busses are parked in a large garage yard to the south, and brought here during the day to work their routes. The western side of the center is used for taxi and car unloading, while buses pass through two covered loops on the north and south sides. The eastern side of the building contains a covered concrete garage pad for emergency repairs and alternate busses.

The first belowground level contains the Transit Center NCART stop, which is a transfer station between the A and C maglev lines. All corporate (read: "beaverville") trains also stop here. The second level is the terminal for the intercontinental Planetran maglev, although NCART trains can be routed to a lower siding for repairs.

Security Level: 2

C4#8 Crestview Place:

Built by the Notori Corporation in 2007 and designed by master architect Jon Kurokawa, this elegant fourteen-story structure houses eighty-four security condo apartments. Easy access to downtown and the proximity of shops and restaurants nearby are just a few of the advantages of purchasing a condominium here.

Security in this building is tight to the level of paranoia with special identification cards provided by a local firm, Benten Security Company. This company is a false front for Arasaka Corporate Security and is used by them for on-the-job training of licensed corporate armed and unarmed security personnel. One floor is also owned by the Arasaka group for use as a safe house or as a location for visiting Corporate officials. Cyberpunks planning a break-in against this building may find themselves in a tight and lethal situation.

This building has an underground garage with one hundred twenty-eight reserved parking spaces, and thirty-two spaces for guests, maintenance and security personnel. The roof is equipped with a airpad for small civilian commuter tiltwing aircraft and helos. There is a small hangar building atop the roof with four spaces for condo owners with commuter aircraft. NOTE: The landing pad was recently reinforced so that it is possible to land and AV-4 here for short periods of time without structurally damaging the roof.

Security Level: 4

C4#9 Chen's Oriental Gardens:

This establishment's high standard of Asian cuisine and spacious dining area make it a favorite with many in Night City. Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai are just a few of the styles found on the menu. The decor is reminiscent of a Chinese emperor's garden complete with Koi fish ponds, canary cages and lighting designed to promote a relaxed, opulent setting for fine dining. The service is polite, fast and efficient considering the use of human waiters. Four stars.

Security Level: 1

C4#10 Wu Chii Lee and Son's Apothecary & Yeh Ching Yah School of Martial Arts:

A large well-lit shop with many curious-looking preserved and pickled animals, Chinese acupuncture charts and literally hundreds of drawers along one wall. At the back of the store is a small, cramped service counter. Dr. Lee can help you with any prescription or Chinese herbal-medicinal cure. He does not sell 'dorphs or other illegal drugs.

Dr. Lee is known by the people of the neighborhood as a Feng Shiu or geomancer; a combination priest/doctor/psychiatrist who also tells fortunes. He can be a very useful source of information about the area, if you can curry his favor.

The second story is a gymnasium and martial arts dojo run by Dr. Lee's son, Bryan. The Yeh Ching Yah School offers many different Asian fighting styles as well as a complete fitness center. Showers and locker space are available for members only.

Security Level: 0

C4#11 Ling Po Imports:

Since 1997, Ling Po Imports, Ltd. has been an importer for a wide range of luxury, exotic and collectible items from all parts of the Orient. Expensive china, porcelain, and all manner of Oriental art objects are also sold. Prices on many of the items in their gallerys are prohibitively high, but Ling Po guarantees authenticity and provides an accurate history or provenance with all works of art they sell. The four-story building housing this importer dates back to the late 1940's and is one of the oldest still standing in Night City. Renovated several times by the owner, Daniel Ling Po, this thriving venture is a model for the community at large.

Security Level: 2

C4#12 Red Door inn:

This hotel on the edge of the Little China District is one of many cubicle hotels owned and operated by the Red Door Inn Hotel chain. For a very small amount of money (12eb/day plus water charge) anyone may rent a room cubicle. These modular plastic cubicles are 1.5m wide, 3m deep, 2.5m high, and come in four pastel colors. They are equipped with a small bed that folds up into a molded recess, a very small sink, and a security wall locker. Disposable linens and ice are available as well as a selection of food and beverages from vending machines on every floor. These efficient, affordable, clean security cubicles are the cutting edge of modern, low maintenance accommodations.

As you walk into the lobby you can check the availability of a room on the automated vacancy board. Rooms are color coded by decor and numbered. Rooms coded in black are either out of order or occupied. Press your selection, pay for the room by either magnetic credcard or inserting cash and proceed to your cubicle. You now have three minutes to confirm your selection by entering your thumbprint on the identipad lock on your cubicle's door. The elevator's CPU is not always cooperative (25%) when taking someone to his correct floor—nothing really serious, but confirming your occupancy may get a little hectic.

Security Level: 1

C4#13 Renta-Robo:

The Al-operated Renta-Robo chain can be found in its familiar grey and white stations throughout the City. There are no human salespeople, instead an Al vendor takes your debit card number, signs out a car, and uses its robotic driving mechanism to bring it from the central garage to the specific RR office. Renta-Robo's offices are basically faceless waiting rooms, with one wall entirely taken up by a video-display board, a dedicated dataterm, and a courtesy phone for calling a human operator if something goes wrong (which rarely happens). Vehicles are stored in the small parking structure adjacent to the main building.

Security Level: 1

C4#14 Aerocab:

Aerocab is primarily an airtaxi, specializing in short flights to local areas in the Night City region. Airtaxis of this sort are a relatively new phenomenon, possible only as corporate AV-fleets and government obsolescence made aerodyne vehicle available at lower prices. Aerocab was one of the first to break into this lucrative market, and gained a very strong foothold by sharing the costs of AV-landing stages and rooftop platforms with various landlords throughout Night City. At prices of 10eb per mile, plus a 25eb pick-up fee, Aerocab is primarily a luxury for Movers in a hurry, or cyberpunks on the run from a botched job.

Aerocab's taxi force consists of approximately ten reconditioned AV-4's, 3 aerogyros and a three new AV-7 vehicles. Its few ground units are mostly used to take customers into areas where a flying vehicle would find landing too dangerous. AeroCab units can be called by phone, dataterm, or from most buildings in the Corporate Center. The Aerocab building is primarily designed as a dispatcher location; maintenance and storage of its vehicles are on Aerocab's many private landing stages throughout the City.

Security Level: 1

C4#15 Ling Husan's New China Pharmacy:

An active supplier to the heavy drug markets of Night City, Mr. Ling covers his activity with this pharmacy operation. Oddly enough, Mr. Ling is an excellent pharmacist, and he does almost as much business in legal drugs as he does supplying the various gangs with their fixes. All illegal transactions are done through the local dataterm, using the code ALCHMST. Once logged on, a person will find prices and instructions for ordering various goods.

Security Level: 0

C4#16 The Hong Kong Market:

An average Chinese market, with fresh vegetables and other culinary necessaries for cooking truly great Chinese food. The market is popular with both Edgezoners and Movers, and it is not uncommon to see an EBM executive walking down the aisles dodging small, shouting children. The market is run by Malcolm Allister and his Chinese wife, Tsuan Lee. The couple inherited the market from Tsuan Lee's mother, who ran the shop until she died in 2018. Security is provided by Malcolm's Militech Crusher, a gun he favored when working for that company.

Security Level: 0

C4#17 Madame Lin's Massage Parlor:

Madame Lin is well known for her massages and her girls. For a mere 40 Eb per hour, you can experience the "Heavenly Delight" of an "authentic" Oriental massage. While the insides of the establishment might not quite reach the expectations of the advertisements, the girls give it their best shot. Many girls in the local Ling Po crime organization get their start here; the local training ground, so to speak. There are also rumors that Madame Lin is involved quite actively in the Pacific Rim slaver circuit, but such rumors are unsubstantiated.

Security Level: 1

C4#18 The Toy Box:

The Toy Box is run by an ancient man named Hing Chin, who locals say is well over one hundred years old. The store itself has been located at the same comer ever since Night City was known as Del Coronado. Mr. Chin has sold toys to three generations of children in Little China, and will keep selling them until death finally catches up with him. He carries toys from all over the world, all of the finest quality.

Security Level: 0

C4#19 The Silver Dragon:

A high quality Chinese restaurant, catering exclusively to the population of Little China. Any outsiders will be turned away, with excuses like "no more tables" or "just closing". If potential patrons bully themselves into the Silver Dragon, they will soon regret their presumption. The meal will taste delicious at the time, but after about an hour, all characters who ate the meal will be struck with the most awful stomach cramps.

Security Level: 1

C4#20 Old China:

A basic odds and ends shop. Old China carries everything from plastic Buddha temples to four foot tall, hand cawed ivory images of the goddess Kali. A basic tourist shop, with prices to match.

Security Level: 1

Notable People

 * Dr. Wu Chii Lee
 * Sensei Bryan Duncan Lee
 * David Ling Po
 * Lin Chi Nan
 * Sang Hoi Wan
 * Tani Chow
 * Sam Chin
 * Wan Kin