{"id":20774,"date":"2020-07-22T07:19:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T06:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=20774"},"modified":"2025-03-25T06:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:00:29","slug":"intriguing-chinatowns-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/intriguing-chinatowns-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Intriguing Chinatowns Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chinatowns are a ubiquitous existence all around the world\u2019s main cities \u2013 a stage to explore the Chinese culture, cuisine and design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are cities within cities: adventurous, bustling, full of distinctive signage, and they consist of long lines of street vendors selling unusual items, red lanterns hanging from above, speciality shops, a noted lack of big chains, a variety of dialects being spoken, the air filled with bargaining as well as the noise of the spoon hitting the wok, and multitudes of unique and exciting food choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinatowns around the world are located, from the Americas to Europe as well as Africa, Australia and Asia. The Chinese Diaspora refers to the phenomenon of Chinese migration that resulted in close to 50 million ethnic Chinese living outside of our homelands of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, and are referred to as (hu\u00e1qi\u00e1o) or (hu\u00e1y\u00ec) and overseas Chinese in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the most substantial population clusters are located in Southeast Asia and the United States, there are dozens of countries that also have significant Chinese populations, from Peru to Australia. One of the products borne from this phenomenon is Chinatowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s Chinatown is a unique neighbourhood defined by its people, its institutions and its history – a history of welcome, rejection and acceptance. Chinese-style buildings and the narrow bustling streets give Chinatown its character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinatowns are also well-known destinations to enjoy ethnic foods. Not simply Chinese cuisine, but Vietnamese, Thai, and Malaysian also have a place in the Chinatown experience. Each year, in late January or February, Chinese New Year is celebrated immensely in Chinatowns around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinatowns are bustling cultural hubs that can be found in virtually every major city in the world, and they are typically located in prime downtown areas often with elaborate gateways. Here are our best Chinatowns around the world that are a must-visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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San Francisco Chinatown<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Cramped and colourful, San Francisco’s Chinatown covers 24 square blocks, houses the second biggest Chinese community outside Asia (New York’s is first). there are exotic emporia, temples, tea houses, restaurants, Chinese banks, schools, law offices, bookstores, laundries and factories recalling the sweatshops of earlier times. To enter through the front door, approach Chinatown from the Union Square area or the Financial District. Grant Avenue is the prime tourist promenade of Chinatown, but be sure to veer off to find a more authentic experience on Broadway and Stockton Street and the tiny alleyways in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, you can visit the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company, from where those typically American-Chinese sweets originate. You can watch the deft hands of the operators folding moist cookies around slips of paper enigmatically foretelling the fate of future customers at Chinese restaurants around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you\u2019re looking for a hotel to stay nearby make sure you check out Fairmont San Francisco, speak to Travel Center and book your holiday to San Francisco<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Chinatown right now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New York Chinatowns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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New York is home to the second biggest Chinatown in North America, after San Francisco. Located in Lower Manhattan, the neighbourhood grew so fast in the latter half of the 20th century that it almost swallowed neighbouring Little Italy \u2013 although we won\u2019t get into that right now. One of the liveliest and most eclectic Chinatowns we\u2019ve ever come across, the area boasts cuisine from just about every Chinese region imaginable. Like London\u2019s Chinatown, New York\u2019s also provides a home to any number of seedy, chic and late-night bars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you check out Wyndham Garden Chinatown\/SoHo when you\u2019re visiting New York Chinatowns on your holidays with Travel Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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