Chinatown, Boston

Chinatown
The paifang gate in 2013
The paifang gate in 2013
Map
Location of Chinatown in Boston
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
Neighborhood ofBoston
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
Zip Code
02111
Area code617 / 857
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese波士頓唐人街
Simplified Chinese波士顿唐人街
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBōshìdùn Tángrénjiē
Gwoyeu RomatzyhBoshyhduenn Tarngrenjie
Wade–GilesPo1shih4tun4 T'ang2jen2chieh1
Tongyong PinyinBoshìhdùn Tángrénjie
IPA[pwóʂɻ̩̂twə̂n tʰǎŋɻə̌ntɕjé]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationbō sih deuhn tòhng yàhn gāai
JyutpingBo1si6deon6 Tong4jan4gaai1
IPA[pɔ́ːsìtɵ̀n tʰɔ̏ːŋjɐ̏nkáːi]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPho-sū-tùn Tn̂g-lâng-ke
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese波士頓華埠
Simplified Chinese波士顿华埠
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBōshìdùn Huá Bù
Gwoyeu RomatzyhBoshyhduenn Hwabuh
Wade–GilesPo1shih4tun4 Hua2pu4
Tongyong PinyinBoshìhdùn Huá Bù
IPA[pwóʂɻ̩̂twə̂n xwǎpʰû]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationbō sih deuhn wàh bouh
JyutpingBo1si6deon6 Waa4bou6
IPA[pɔ́ːsìtɵ̀n wȁːpòu]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPho-sū-tùn Hôa-bú

Chinatown, Boston (Cantonese: 唐人街; Jyutping: Tong4jan4gaai1) is a neighborhood located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only surviving historic ethnic Chinese enclave in New England since the demise of the Chinatowns in Providence, Rhode Island and Portland, Maine after the 1950s. Because of the high population of Asians and Asian Americans living in this area of Boston, there is an abundance of Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants located in Chinatown. It is one of the most densely populated residential areas in Boston and serves as the largest center of its East Asian and Southeast Asian cultural life.

Chinatown borders the Boston Common, Downtown Crossing, the Washington Street Theatre District, Bay Village, the South End, and the Southeast Expressway/Massachusetts Turnpike.[1] Boston's Chinatown is one of the largest Chinatowns outside of New York City.[2]

  1. ^ Interactive map of Boston's ChinatownArchived April 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ David Goran (July 6, 2016). "Old photos show Chinatown, Boston in the late 20th century". The Vintage News. Retrieved November 7, 2019.