Chinanews, Beijing, December 12 – According to a research conducted by the overseas edition of the People's Daily, 20% of the 6 million Chinese in North America plan to buy houses in their ancestral land. Actually, quite a large number of high-end houses in Shanghai and Beijing have been sold to overseas Chinese. Experts believe that it will be a trend for overseas Chinese to spend their post-retirement life in their homeland.Most of the overseas Chinese who want to come back are the first-generation immigrants, who are not professionals. Most of them can't speak fluent English, nor do they have certificates issued by American education institutions. They complain about lacking a sense of belonging, especially when they retire. Besides, it is a tradition for Chinese to move back to their hometowns when they are old.Meanwhile, most of such overseas Chinese don't have a very decent pension. Some of them even have to depend on government allocations. However, if they choose to come back, their pension will be enough to afford a relatively well-off life.“The average age for retirement in the US is 65, but most of the people here have to work even at 65, but back home I can retire at an earlier age to enjoy life,” said Shi, who has been in the US for 20 years.Nowadays, the living condition in big Chinese cities is as good as in their Western counterparts, but the average living cost is much lower, let alone that Chinese culture and familiar environment are so appealing to these people who miss their motherland so much.