Chinatown, Liverpool

Liverpool Chinatown
Chinatown Gate, Nelson Street
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLIVERPOOL
Postcode districtL1
Dialling code0151
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Merseyside
Liverpool Chinatown
Traditional Chinese利物浦中國城
Simplified Chinese利物浦中国城
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLìwùpǔ Zhōngguóchéng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationleih maht póu jūng gwok sìhng
Jyutpinglei6 mat6 pou2 zung1 gwok3 sing4
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese利物浦唐人街
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLìwùpǔ Tángrénjiē
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationleih maht póu tòhng yàhn gāai
Jyutpinglei6 mat6 pou2 tong4 jan4 gaai1

Chinatown is an area of Liverpool, England, that is home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe.[1] Based in the south of the city centre, Chinatown has many Chinese businesses, restaurants and supermarkets, and facilities for the Chinese community. The area is also notable for its Chinese-style architecture; with the paifang on Nelson Street being the largest, multiple-span arch of its kind outside China.[2]

  1. ^ "Liverpool Chinatown Museum". Dimsum. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Chinese Arch". Visit Liverpool. Retrieved 21 November 2008.