Chinatown

Chinatown
New York's Manhattan Chinatown has the highest concentration of Chinese people outside of Asia.[1][2][3]
Chinese唐人街
Literal meaning"Tang people street"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTángrénjiē
Bopomofoㄊㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ
Wade–GilesTʻang2 jen2 chieh1
IPA[tʰǎŋ.ɻə̌n.tɕjé]
Wu
RomanizationDaon nin ka
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTòhngyàhngāai
JyutpingTong4 jan4 gaai1
IPA[tʰɔŋ˩ jɐn˩ kaj˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTông-jîn-ke
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCTòng-ìng-kĕ
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese中國城
Simplified Chinese中国城
Literal meaning"China-town"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguóchéng
Bopomofoㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Wade–GilesChung1-kuo2 chʻeng2
IPA[ʈʂʊ́ŋ.kwǒ.ʈʂʰə̌ŋ]
Wu
RomanizationTson koh zen
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJūnggwoksìhng
JyutpingZung1 gwok3 sing4
IPA[tsʊŋ˥.kʷɔk̚˧.sɪŋ˩]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-kok-siânn
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCDŭng-guók-siàng
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese華埠
Simplified Chinese华埠
Literal meaning"Chinese district"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuábù
Bopomofoㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄅㄨˋ
Wade–GilesHua2 pu4
IPA[xwǎ.pû]
Wu
RomanizationGho bu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWàhfauh
JyutpingWaa4 fau6
IPA[wa˩ fɐw˨]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHôa-bú
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCHuà-pú

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.

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.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Manhattan Chinatown Largest Concentration Chinese Western Hemisphere was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference fact-sheet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYC Twelve Chinatowns was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Connecticut's Unexpected Chinatowns. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Philip Marcelo. "Fortune, friction and decline as casino 'Chinatown' matures". The Bulletin. The Associated Press.[permanent dead link]