▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁violence , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁call ▁in ▁the ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁attack ▁on ▁Pak ist ani ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Sri ▁L anka : ▁the ▁road side ▁bomb ▁ble w ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁Garden ▁Hotel ▁( 花 <0xE5> <0x9B> <0xAD> <0xE9> <0xA5> <0xAD> 店 ), ▁a ▁Chinese ▁restaurant ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁war , ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁has ▁also ▁become ▁a ▁popular ▁destination ▁for ▁rich ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁people ▁and ▁main land ▁Chinese ▁to ▁purchase ▁vac ation ▁homes , ▁for ▁example ▁making ▁up ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁purch as ers ▁at ▁the ▁Th ona ▁Bay ▁resort ▁project ▁near ▁Batt ical oa . ▁ ▁The ▁descend ants ▁of ▁early ▁migr ants ▁who ▁remain ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁number ▁only ▁around ▁ 3 5 0 0 ▁persons . ▁Fig ures ▁from ▁Nation Master ▁also ▁support ▁this ▁number . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁Language ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Chinese ▁largely ▁speak ▁Sin hal ese , ▁T amil ▁or ▁English ▁ow ing ▁to ▁their ▁assim ilation ▁into ▁bro ader ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁society . ▁Histor ically ▁vari eties ▁of ▁Chinese ▁were ▁spoken ▁by ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Religion ▁Like ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Sin hal ese ▁people , ▁most ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Chinese ▁practice ▁Buddh ism ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁many ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Chinese ▁men ▁have ▁married ▁Sin hal ese ▁Buddh ist ▁women ▁because ▁of ▁this . ▁ ▁Business ▁and ▁employ ment ▁Early ▁migr