This article discusses Chinatowns in Europe. Several urban Chinatowns exist in major European capital cities. There is Chinatown, London, England, and two Chinatowns in Paris, France: One where many Vietnamese - specifically ethnic Chinese refugees from Vietnam - have settled in the Quartier chinois in the XIIIe arrondissement of Paris, and the other in Belleville in the northwest of Paris. In 2002 and 2003, Berlin, Germany was considering establishing a Chinatown. Chinese New Year celebrated in a Chinatown in Paris New York City is home to three of the largest Chinatowns in North America. ... This article discusses Chinatowns in Africa. ... Chinatowns in Asia are widespread with a large concentration of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia and ethnic Chinese whose ancestors came from southern China - particularly the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan - and settled in countries such as Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam... Chinatowns in Latin America (Spanish: barrios chinos, singular barrio chino) developed with the rise of Chinese immigration in the 19th century to various countries in Latin America as contract laborers (i. ... The prevalence of Chinatowns in the Middle East can be attributed to the many Chinese Muslims living in the Middle East. ... This article surveys individual Chinatowns in North America. ... Chinatown in San Francisco This article discusses Chinatown patterns in North America. ... This article discusses Chinatowns in Oceania. ... Chinese New Year celebrated in a Chinatown in Paris New York City is home to three of the largest Chinatowns in North America. ... Chinatown is highly decorated for special occasions, here for Chinese New Year 2004. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur Tossed by the waves, she does not founder Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... Map of XIIIe arrondissement The 13e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... Belleville is a neighborhood of Paris, located in the 20th arrondissement. ... This article is about Germanys largest city. ...

Colonialism and European Chinatowns

Some European Chinatowns have extraordinary histories while others are still relatively new developments. Many early Chinese traders settled in several European port cities and established several communities. In the 1910s, Mainland Chinese labourers from the Zhejiang province who remained in France established the first Chinatown of Paris. There are other Chinese who "jumped ship" to Europe after working as hired hands on European ships or docks.

Entrance to the London Chinatown decorated for Chinese New Year 2004

As a legacy of European colonialism in Asia, many Asian subjects of British and Continental European empires immigrated to the colonizing country. During the 1950s, immigrants from Hong Kong began migrating to the United Kingdom in large numbers, which resulted in the formation of London's second Chinatown in the Soho district. Some Chinese from the former Portuguese colony of Macau have resettled in Portugal. Download high resolution version (700x933, 141 KB)Entrance to Gerrard Street, Chinatown, London. ... Download high resolution version (700x933, 141 KB)Entrance to Gerrard Street, Chinatown, London. ...

In 1998, many more Chinese Indonesian immigrants arrived to escape the violent pogroms in Indonesia towards ethnic Chinese (mainly as a result of the Asian financial crisis of 1997).

After the fall of Saigon at the close of the Vietnam War, the ethnic Chinese boat people from Vietnam were resettled in France and Germany in the late 1970s and 1980s and began settling extensively in Paris's Chinatown and immensely revitalising the area during that time. Paris's Chinatown currently has a vibrant Southeast Asian ethnic Chinese character, while its newer counterpart in the Belleville is largely consists of fairly recent Mainland Chinese. Some Chinese Vietnamese refugees also ended up in Hong Kong, then a British-administered territory. These Vietnamese were resettled in the United Kingdom, and settled in several of its Chinatowns (there are several Vietnamese businesses in London's Chinatown). Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 230,000 South Vietnamese wounded: 300,000 US dead...

Although Mainland China was carved into several Western spheres of influence, the country as a whole was not a colony of a foreign maritime power. Nevertheless, many mainland Chinese, legal and undocumented immigrants, have especially contributed to the development of Chinese communities in Europe, including the currently nascent Chinatown in the Equilino district of Rome, Italy. There has been new immigration from the poor Fujian and Zhejiang provinces of China, many of whom are first-generation immigrants who work in the unskilled service industries–especially in restaurants and garment sweatshops—of Europe. A sphere of influence is a metaphorical region of political influences surrounding a country. ... Fujian (Chinese: 福建; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ... Zhejiang (Chinese: 浙江; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Che-chiang; Postal System Pinyin: Chehkiang or Chekiang) is an eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Immigration trends to Europe

The European Union countries of France, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom has consistently attracted the most ethnic Chinese immigrants. Several cities in these countries now have vibrant and bustling Chinatowns. From the 1950s, immigration from the former French Indochina increased, with immigration reaching its peak during the Vietnam War. Since the 1980s, the major source of emigrants has been the People's Republic of China, with smaller number of migrants coming from Hong Kong - with exception to the United Kingdom - and Taiwan. Most emigrants from these latter two areas have headed to Australia and North America. Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 230,000 South Vietnamese wounded: 300,000 US dead...

Specific European Chinatowns

Belgium

The small Chinatown (Walloon: Quartier chinois) of Brussels in Belgium consists of two streets, rue Saint Géry and rue Antoine Dansaert. The area reflects more of a pan-Asian spirit, with various Asian ethnicities represented in the area businesses. For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Walloon (Walon) is a regional Romance language spoken as a second language by some in Belgium. ... Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Brussels City Hall Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, pronounced ; French: Bruxelles, pronounced in Belgian French and often by non-Belgian speakers of French; German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the...

In Flanders, the city of Antwerp has a growing Chinatown on Van Wesenbekestraat near the Coninckplein. Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) has several main meanings: the social, political and cultural community of the Flemings, through its social and political organizations, its media, universities, ... ; some prefer to call this the Flemish community, other refers to this as the Flemish nation; a constituent governing institution of the federal Belgian... The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to several triptychs by Baroque painter Rubens. ... Van Wesenbekestraat is the street in Antwerp (Belgium) where the little Chinatown of the city is settled. ...

France

Paris boasts of le plus grand quartier chinois, the largest Chinatown in Europe. Located in the 13th arrondissement, the area contains many Chinese, Vietnamese and Laotian merchants and other inhabitants, living in high concrete towers and blocks. The residents also include Chinese from French Polynesia and French Guiana; and ethnic Vietnamese, Chinese Vietnamese and Chinese Indonesians from New Caledonia. Roughly speaking, the area extends between and around the avenue d'Ivry and avenue de Choisy streets, east of the rue de Tolbiac. One major point of attraction is the Tang Frères (owned by a Chinese Laotian) and Paristore supermarkets, selling Asian products, located close to each other. . On the Chinese New Year, there is a great parade through the streets, with lion and dragon dances. [1] City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur Tossed by the waves, she does not founder Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... The city hall of the 13th arrondissement, on a commemoration day. ... Motto: Peace, Independence, Democracy, Unity and Prosperity Anthem: Pheng Xat Lao Capital Vientiane Largest city Vientiane Official language(s) Lao Government Communist state  - President Choummaly Sayasone  - Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh Independence From France   - Date 19 July 1949  Area    - Total 236,800 km² (81st)   91,429 sq mi   - Water (%) 2% Population... Indonesian Chinese refers to overseas Chinese living in Indonesia. ... Tang Frères (translated: Tang Bros. ... Paristore is an Asian supermarket in the region of Paris. ... Chinese New Year decoration in Londons Chinatown Hand-painted Chinese New Years poetry pasted on the sides of doors leading to peoples homes, Lijiang, Yunnan, China. ...

There are smaller areas elsewhere in Paris such as in Belleville on rue Rebeval. This area contains a larger population of ethnic Chinese from the former French Indochina. Other ethnic Chinese are also concentrated in Marne-la-Vallée. Belleville is a neighbourhood of Paris, France, located in the XXe arrondissement. ...

Lyon also has a Chinatown, located around the Condorcet neighbourhood, in the 7th arrondissement. It is much smaller than that of Paris, consisting mainly of a couple of blocks around rue Passet and rue Pasteur. Three of the main sights in Lyon, the Cathedral St-Jean, the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourvière, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 9...

Germany

A German Chinatown is found in the city of Düsseldorf. The English term Chinatown is used in the German language. Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne and the Ruhr Area) the economic center of Western Germany. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ...

Hamburg had a historic Chinatown that existed in the St. Pauli red light district from the 1920s to the 1940s. It was destroyed by the Gestapo under the Nazis, and there are only a few remnants left behind. During and after World War II, Germany's ethnic Chinese left for the United Kingdom. Hamburgs Motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... The Deaths Head emblem similar to Skull and crossbones, often used as the insignia of the Gestapo The (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei; secret state police) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, France/Free France, United States, China, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece,Norway and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead...

After liberalising its immigration laws, the former West Germany saw an increase in Asian immigration in the late 1970s and 1980s. There were also many Vietnamese who were living as guest workers and students in East Germany prior to 1989, many of whom chose not to return to Vietnam. There are plans to develop a Chinatown or pan-Asian area in Berlin. GDR redirects here. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Germanys largest city. ...

Hungary

An area with a semblance of Chinatown was developed in the rundown Józsefváros neighbourhood of Budapest. Many immigrants come from the coastal province of Fujian(福建) and Zhejiang(浙江) in Mainland China since the late 1980s and ealy 1990s. The major problems is that in Chinatown, low-priced and low quality mechandize are being offered there. Compounding to this problem is the fact they are generally popular with the Hungarian consumers. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cds/pany1.htm

Ireland

The city of Dublin holds an annual Chinatown Festival [2] to mark the Chinese New Year. Plans to establish a Chinatown on Capel Street on the city's northside have been criticized by anonymous anti-immigration leaflets in the area [3]. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Chinese New Year decoration in Londons Chinatown Hand-painted Chinese New Years poetry pasted on the sides of doors leading to peoples homes, Lijiang, Yunnan, China. ... Traffic passing the Independent Bridge at Drumcondra, north Dublin The Northside is the area in Dublin City, Ireland bounded to the south by the River Liffey, to the east by Dublin Bay and to the north and west by the M50 motorway. ... Anti-immigration is a label often applied to those who are opposed to having significant levels of immigration in their countries. ...

Italy

Italy has a rapidly-growing Chinese population. The country has had a very small Chinese population since World War II, but most of the current population has arrived since the 1980s. Over 100,000 Chinese are thought to be living in Italy. Combatants Allies: Poland, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, France/Free France, United States, China, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece,Norway and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead...

Rome The fastest-growing Roman Chinatown is in the Esquilino neighborhood. The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin Roma) is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region. ... The Esquiline Hill is one of the famous seven hills of Rome. ...

The Chinatown of Milan is around Via Paolo Sarpi. Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese: Milán) is the main city of northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy, being often mistaken with the capital of the country. ...

There is another Chinatown in the city of Prato, with the second largest Mainland Chinese immigrant population in Italy. Many first-generation immigrants work in the garment industries. Prato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. ...

The Italian term for Chinatown is quartiere cinese but Chinatown is also used.

Netherlands

Holland's major Chinatown is located in the famed De Wallen red light district of Amsterdam. The Chinatown, with its location on Zeedijk Street, was formed in the 1980s and has expanded beyond the red light district. Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... A red-light district is a neighborhood where prostitution is a common part of everyday life. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates Website www. ...

To the southwest, the city of Rotterdam also has a Chinatown, on West Kruiskade. Rotterdam Location Flag Country The Netherlands Province South Holland Population 604,819 (2005) Coordinates 51° 55 N.; 4° 30 E. Website www. ...

The third Chinatown worth to be mentioned is in the city of The Hague (25 kilometers northwest of Rotterdam). The term "Chinatown" is used in the Dutch language. Indonesian Dutch of Chinese descent are included in the residents. Arms of The Hague Flag of The city of The Hague. ... Dutch ( ) is a Low Franconian language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium (2005 [1]). // History Main article: History of the Dutch language The West Germanic dialect continuum can be divided according to tribe (see Germanic tribes), and according to the extent of their participation...

Chinese Indonesian restaurants were common in the Netherlands until new immigrants from Mainland China began arriving and opening "authentic Chinese cuisine" restaurants. It has been suggested that The Indonesian Ethnic Chinese and the view of nationhood be merged into this article or section. ...

Portugal

Portugal's major Chinatown is located in Lisbon, mostly in the form of shopping centres. District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ...

Porto Alto has a Chinatown as well.

Most Chinese immigrants to Portugal came from the former Portuguese territory of Macau, when it was returned to Mainland Chinese control in 1999, while others from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Many Chinese also came from Brazil to Portugal. Besides Portuguese Chinese speaking Mandarin, Cantonese, and Portuguese, some of them speak a mixed Cantonese-Portuguese creole, Macanese (or Patuá). Mandarin, or Beifanghua (Chinese: 北方話; Pinyin: BÄ›ifānghuà; literally Northern Dialect(s)), or Guanhua (Traditional Chinese: 官話; Simplified Chinese: 官话; Pinyin: Guānhuà; literally official speech) is a category of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. ... Cantonese (Traditional Chinese: 粵語; Simplified Chinese: 粤语, Cantonese: Yuet6yue5; Mandarin pinyin: Yueyu, Yụet (Guangdong) language) is one of the major dialect groups or languages of the Chinese language or language family. ... Portuguese creoles are creole languages which have been significantly influenced by Portuguese. ... Macanese or Macao Creole (Patuá to its speakers) is a creole language derived mainly from Malay, Sinhalese, Cantonese, and Portuguese, which was originally spoken by the Macanese community of the Portuguese colony of Macao. ...

In the North of Portugal there is a rapidly growing Chinatown in the Industrial Area of Vila do Conde in Porto. District or region Porto Mayor   - Party Rui Rio PSD Area 41. ...

Russia

A new proposed Chinatown is in the planning and development stages for the Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg, Russia with massive funding from mainland Chinese investors. Proposed plans call for restaurants, markets, a Buddhist temple, and housing developments on more than 2 km² that is to begin construction before 2010. [4] [5] Saint Petersburg  listen (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of...

In keeping in line with its post-Soviet melting pot ideology, there is no established "Chinatown" in Moscow. Moscow currently has a small Chinese population. For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ...

See also: Chinatowns in Asia#Russia

Chinatowns in Asia are widespread with a large concentration of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia and ethnic Chinese whose ancestors came from southern China - particularly the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan - and settled in countries such as Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam...

Serbia

Serbia's biggest Chinatown is located in the newer part of Belgrade. There are many Chinese stores all over the country. They sell many products at low prices, especially in Novi Pazar. Serbian Chinatowns don't have any special name; the term used is kinezi, which refers to Chinese people. Most of these immigrants tend to mainland Chinese, a legacy of Slobodan Milošević relaxing immigration restrictions when he made diplomatic approaches to China during the 1990s. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/685566.stm supplies more information. Motto: none Anthem: Bože Pravde Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Official language(s) Serbian1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Formation and independence    - Formation of Serbia 814   - Formation of the Serbian Empire 1345   - Independence from the Ottoman Empire July 13, 1878   - Serbia and Montenegro union... Belgrade (Serbian: Београд / Beograd ) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. ... Novi Pazar (Нови Пазар) is a city and municipality located in the RaÅ¡ka District of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, at 43. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Spain

While there has been Chinese immigration to Spain, it has not been as much as in other European countries, such as France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. There are about 100,000 Chinese in Spain. Most Chinese-Spanish residents are people whose ancestors were coolies from mainland China. Others are refugees from other places in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, and especially the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, while still others are economic immigrants from Taiwan and other Southeast Asian countries. In Spain, Chinese immigrants tend not to form separate neighbourhoods (the quintessential image of a Chinatown) but live in areas mixed with other immigrants. However, in some places, Chinese immigration is enough to give a Chinese color to some streets. East Indian coolies on a Trinidad Cacao Estate, circa 1903. ... Korea (Korean: (조선 or 한국, see below) is a geographical area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait. ...

The most important example of a Spanish Chinatown is the Lavapiés neighbourhood in Madrid, inhabited by mixed immigrants and Bohemian Spaniards. Barcelona, however, has had an area named Barrio Chino since the 1920s, in the old city between the Ramblas and the Parallel. The residents have been poor Spaniards and the area is marked by its prostitution, to the extent that any prostitution district of any Spanish city may be known as barrio chino, regardless of any Chinese presence, though the term doesn't imply a population of Chinese residents. The term came from an article whose author compared the state of the area with the popular image of foreign Chinatowns. Madrids emblem: el oso y el madroño Madrid is the capital and the largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. ... Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, Czech Republic. ... Barcelona – Greek: (Ptolemy, ii. ... La Rambla (usually misspelled as Las Ramblas) is an iconic and busy street in central Barcelona, popular with both tourists and locals alike. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services. ...

After the Spanish Miracle, Spain started receiving more Chinese immigrants, some of whom may have settled in the cheap Barrio Chino. As a result of the gentrification policy exemplified by the 1992 Summer Olympics, the areas is being rebuilt as a chic neighbourhood and the more neutral name of El Raval is preferred. Recent Chinese immigrants have established wholesale clothes business at La Ribera, Ronda San Pedro or Trafalgar street. Barrios Chinos are also pan-Asian areas. Many Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, and Thais settled Barrios Chinos. A white Seat 600 The Spanish Miracle was the name given to the Spanish economic recovery between 1959 and 1969. ... Gentrification is a process in which low-cost, deteriorated neighborhoods experience urban restoration and an increase in property values, along with an influx of wealthier residents. ... The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Wholesaling consists of the sale of goods/merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services. ...

United Kingdom

Main articles: Chinatown, London and Chinatown, Birmingham Chinatown is highly decorated for special occasions, here for Chinese New Year 2004. ... The Chinatown or Chinese Quarter in Birmingham, England is nestled between the gay village and city centre in the Deritend disrict of the city. ...

Other UK Chinatowns are found in the English cities of Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, and in the Scottish cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. This article is about the city in England. ... This article is about the city in England. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is Scotlands capital, and its second-largest city. ...

England

London

The United Kingdom has several Chinatowns, and the most Chinatowns to be found in any single European country, including the older one in London, located in the Soho area, established in the 1950s. London's Soho Chinatown can claim to be the largest and busiest in Europe being much denser and more lively than the sprawled residential Chinatown in Paris's quiet 13th Arrondisement. A new Chinese gate over Wardour Street marking the entrance to Leicester Square is planned as well. London's Chinatown is undergoing the politics of gentrification, with a £50 million planned regeneration. Chinatown is highly decorated for special occasions, here for Chinese New Year 2004. ... Central Soho Soho is an area of Londons West End in the City of Westminster. ...

There are plans to revive London's original Chinese district in Limehouse as part of the wider regeneration of East London. This area was bombed out, as with much of London, during the Blitz in the Second World War causing a relocation of ethnic Chinese to then seedy Soho. The BBC, British-born Chinese, have since moved out of the area and Chinatown has been re-settled by poorer immigrants. Limehouse Town Hall in 2004 Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... East London is the name commonly given to the eastern part of London on the north side of the River Thames. ...

Satellite Chinese communities have been founded on the outskirts of London, particularly in suburban Croydon. At present, it is mainly a shopping centre with the major Chinese British supermarket chain as the anchor. One such centre in Croydon is called China Town Mall and has been built complete with Chinese-style architecture and gateway. Oriental City in Colindale, with a well stocked supermarket, a large food court of E/SE Asian cuisines, several other restaurants, a games arcade, herbal shops, masseurs, and a cultural performance space, is a further example of a suburban Chinatown in shopping mall form. Queensway, though a cosmopolitan blend of many cultures, also has a sizable Chinese community and a substantial cluster of Chinese restaurants and other businesses. Croydon is a major suburban town and commercial centre situated 9. ...

Manchester

Chinatown, Manchester

Manchester's Chinatown on Faulkner Street is the second largest in Britain after London's Soho Chinatown. The Chinese British population, many of whom are immigrants from former British-ruled Hong Kong, has especially settled in the Greater Manchester area. However, Hong Kong immigration to the United Kingdom has leveled off over the years and there has been a rise in Mainland Chinese immigration to the country. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1164x1552, 657 KB) Summary Chinatown in Manchester, England own work; photo taken on 28 April 2006 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chinatowns in Europe Metadata... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1164x1552, 657 KB) Summary Chinatown in Manchester, England own work; photo taken on 28 April 2006 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Chinatowns in Europe Metadata... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester. ...

Newcastle

According to the BBC, Newcastle's Chinatown is also undergoing regeneration. A gateway costing £160,000 (€240,000) is being constructed by Mainland Chinese engineers as part of the plans.

Liverpool

the gateway to the Chinatown in Liverpool

The Chinatown in Liverpool in the Merseyside area is on Duke Street and is home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe. The arch located at the gateway is also the largest of it's kind outside of China. It has been under regeneration. Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 321 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 321 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Northern Ireland

Belfast

Belfast in Northern Ireland has a large Chinese immigrant population. Although there is no formal Chinatown, the area on the street of Donegall Pass and Dublin Road exhibits the properties of many Chinatowns. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

Scotland

Glasgow contains a Chinatown. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

In 2003, the city council of Aberdeen approved plans for a new Chinatown in the northern part of the city. This article is about the Scottish city. ...

External links

• The Emergence of a Chinatown as a Tourist Site in Antwerp?" - Article on the touristification of Chinatown in Antwerp, Belgium