Out of the emotional need and the homesickness, quite a number of immigrants choose to name the towns they build in their community after the names of places in their own hometown.

• 身居异国他乡的海外移民无时无刻不缅怀故乡。出于感情上的需要和受到思乡情绪的影响，美国有不少移民聚居区在兴城建镇时采用了其故乡的地名。