Chinatowns were found when Chinese started to travel and settle down in foreign land. Chinatowns are sometimes designated areas for Chinese communities by the host country. The area started to have Chinese charteristics when building are built with some form of Chinese architectural, location for chinese festivals events and a high concentration of Chinese.
One of the common feature of Chinatown is the archways at the entrances. Chinatowna is also the source of good chinese food and goods.
Below is the list of 9 Chinatowns around the World.
The Chinatown was formed when the British Colonial Goverment desginated the area for Chinese settlement in the 1822 Master Town Plan. The area is now a tourist attraction and Chinese festive events are held annually.
District:
City: Singapore
Singapore Chinatwon Former Ee Hoe Hean Club, Outram
Singapore Chinatown Pre War Shop Houses, Outram
Singapore Chinatown People's Park, Outram
Singapore Chinatown Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Outram
Singapore Chinatown during Chinese New Year
Singapore Chinatown during Chinese New Year
Singapore Chinatown during Chinese New Year
Singapore Chinatown during Chinese New Year
Singapore Chinatown during Chinese New Year
Singapore Chinatown during Chinese New Year
Singapore Chinatown during Chinese New Year
Singapore Chinatown during Mid Autumn Festival
Singapore Chinatown during Mid Autumn Festival
Singapore Chinatown during Mid Autumn Festival
Singapore Chinatown during Mid Autumn Festival
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Chinatown
Region: Southeast Asia
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Chinatown Petaling Street
Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown. The Chinatown area started to develop from the 1820s when Chinese merchants built residence and large number of Chinese came to work as miners in the nearby tin mines.
Malaysia Penang Chinatown
Region: Southeast Asia
Malaysia Penang Chinatown Chung Shan Wooi Koon
The Chinese population in Penang grew after the British took control of the island from 1786. As traade grew, more Chinese came to work as coolies or to trade. Overtime, the Chinatown was formed and expanded. This is one of the few Chinatown that is part of the World Heritage Site.
Sun Wui Wui Koon
Hainan Association & Temple
Ciji Temple
Yap Kongsi
Yeng Keng Hotel & Gateway
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
Ta Kam Hong
Han Jiang Ancestral Temple
Ng Fook Tong
Nam Hooi Association
King Street Tua Pek Kong Temple
Myanmar Yangon Chinatown
Region: Southeast Asia
Myanmar Yangon Chinatown
Yangon's Chinatown was formed when the British Colonial Goverment desginated the area for Chinese settlement in the 1850.
City: Yangon City
Region: Myanmar Yangon Region
Yangon Chinatown
Yangon Chinatown Chinese Temple
Philipines Manila Chinatown
Region: Southeast Asia
Philipines Manila Chinatown
This Chinatown is the oldest in the world. It was established by the Spaniards in 1594.
City: Manila
District: Binondo
Philipines Manila Chinatown
Thailand Bangkok Chinatown
Region: North Asia
Bangkok Chinatown China Gate
Bangkok's Chinatown was founded in 1782 when King Taksin established the Thonburi Kingdom with the capital at Bangkok. King Taksin enlisted the Teochew Chinese to supply rice and food to the new capital and granted land for the Chinese community. It is one of the largest in the world.
The China Gate was built in 1999 to signify the chinese community's royalty to King Bhumibol of Thaiand.
City: Bangkok
District: Samphanthawong
Bangkok Chinatown Kuan Yim Shrine / Thian Fa Foundation
The foundation was founded by chinese immigrants in 1902 to give medical treatment to the poor. It has a Kuan Yim statue carved from teawood during the Song dynasty.
Bangkok Main street of Chinatown
Bangkok Main street of Chinatown
Bangkok Chinatown Zhongshan Street
Bangkok Chinatown Birdnest and Sharkfins shop
Bangkok Bangkok Chinatown Sharkfin
Bangkok Chinatown Food
Bangkok Chinatown Food
Japan Kobe Chinatown
Region: North Asia
Kobe Chinatown
Chinese developed the Chinatown after arriving in Kobe when the port was open to foreigners in 1868. It is known as Nanjing Town or Nankin-machi as most of the Chinese were from Nanjing City. It now has the largest Chinese community in Kansai region.
City: Kobe
Prefecture: Hyogo
Kobe Chinatown
Kobe Chinatown is also a major tourist attraction in Kobe.
Japan Nagasaki Chinatown
Region: East Asia
Nagasaki Chinatown
The Chinatown was founded in 1 after the city opened up for foreign trading.
City:Yokohama
Prefecture: Kanagawa
Nagasaki Chinatown Tianhou Temple
Yokohama Chinatown Guandi Temple
The temple was established soon after the founding of the Chinatown and is an important landmark in Chinatown.
Japan Yokohama Chinatown
Region: East Asia
Yokohama Chinatown
Yokohama Chinatown is the largest in Japan and Asia. The Chinatown was founded in 1859 after the city opened up for foreign trading.
City:Yokohama
Prefecture: Kanagawa
Yokohama Chinatown Tianhou Temple
The temple was opened on 17 Feb 2006. It was built by the Chinatown community with donations from all over Japan.
Yokohama Chinatown Guandi Temple
The temple was established soon after the founding of the Chinatown and is an important landmark in Chinatown.
South Korea Icheon Chinatown
Region: East Asia
Icheon Chinatown
South Korea's only offical Chinatown was formed when Chinese started to arrive in Incheon after its port opening in 1883.
City:Icheon
Icheon Chinatown
The Chinatown has many popular Chinese resturants.
Icheon Chinatown
The 2nd or 3rd generations of the early Chinese settlers still stay in the Chiantown.
