Chinatown
Chinatown (Chinese: 唐人街) is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
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| Chinese | 唐人街 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Tang people street" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 中國城 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国城 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "China-town" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 華埠 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 华埠 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Chinese district" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The development of most Chinatowns typically resulted from human migration to an area without any or with few Chinese residents. Binondo in Manila, established in 1594, is recognized as the world's oldest 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.