Chinatown
Sign in to saveChinatown () is a common term used to describe an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, typically situated in an urban area. Chinatowns can be found around the world, including in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. The history of Chinatowns date back to the Tang dynasty in the 10th century, arising from the nation's important role in global trade.
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A Chinatown is an urban neighborhood where Chinese people have established a distinct community outside of China and other Chinese territories, and such neighborhoods exist in cities around the world. These ethnic enclaves have roots stretching back over a thousand years to the Tang dynasty, when China's prominence in global trade led to the development of these culturally distinct areas.
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- New York's Manhattan Chinatown has the highest concentration of Chinese people outside of Asia.
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- "Tang people street"
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29 sectionsContents
- Definition
- History
- In Asia
- Outside of Asia
- 1970s to the present
- Chinese settlements
- History
- Settlement pattern
- Characteristics
- Demographics
- Town-Scape
- Benevolent and business associations
- Names
- English
- In Chinese
- Other languages
- Locations
- Africa
- America
- Asia
- Australia and Oceania
- Europe
- In popular culture
- Some notable temples in Chinatowns worldwide
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Chinatown () is a common term used to describe an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, typically situated in an urban area. Chinatowns can be found around the world, including in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. The history of Chinatowns date back to the Tang dynasty in the 10th century, arising from the nation's important role in global trade.
Binondo in Manila, established in 1594, is recognized as the world's oldest standing Chinatown. Notable early examples outside Asia include San Francisco's Chinatown in the United States and Melbourne's Chinatown in Australia, which were founded in the early 1850s during the California and Victoria gold rushes, respectively. A more modern example, in Montville, Connecticut, was caused by the displacement of Chinese workers in New York's Manhattan Chinatown following the September 11th attacks in 2001.