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SINGAPORE

Despite being a majority-Chinese city, a Chinatown exists here for historical reasons, and is today a restored conservation area located just beside the skyscrapers of the CBD. A very contrasting scene indeed.

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I see more chairs here than before. Sure got more things to eat now :cool:
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Melaka Town, Chinatown.
I think it is Malaysia's 2nd largest Chinatown after the one in Penang.
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Chinatown at Thanon Yaowarat (Yaowarat road) - The famous chinatown in Bangkok,Thailand.
by Lim Khee Boon

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baqthier, that 1st pic you posted looks a lot like the Singapore one!

yes, since the last time you came, the Chinatown has become livelier as more businesses and food stalls have set up in there. I even walked inside that Indian temple :cool:

@nazrey, nice pics! I had some nice sharksfin soup at Bangkok Chinatown once

Kuching, Chinatown

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Raffie & Baq..this is beautiful pictures of Chinatown!! :okay: :) :)

The Chinatown in Manila is ugly in my opinion.. Crowded, old, dusty and crowded.Mostly temples and businesses owned by rich Chinese-Filipinos who don't even live there.What's unique though is that Spanish-influenced buildings stand a line with Chinese monuments and residential highrises. Sadly, I don't have any pictures. The district is called Binondo, already famous in Spanish colonial times, known as a haven for Chinese immigrants and craftsmen.

Newer Chinatowns in cities like Los Angeles & Houston (where I live) are much nicer because they were built/formed by mostly newer immigrants from Taiwan (some HK and some mainland) during the late 70's and early 80's, as opposed to the older Chinatowns in cities like New York & San Francisco which were built/formed by mostly poor immigrants from Guangdong province during the late 1800's early 1900's.

Newer Chinatowns in cities like Los Angeles & Houston (where I live) are much nicer because they were built/formed by mostly newer immigrants from Taiwan (some HK and some mainland) during the late 70's and early 80's, as opposed to the older Chinatowns in cities like New York & San Francisco which were built/formed by mostly poor immigrants from Guangdong province during the late 1800's early 1900's.
For LA, i think you're referring to Monterrey Park-Alhambra area. not the real Chinatown in Downtown, which is similar to other countries' Chinatown.
But most Chinese people in Alhambra area are HK and Mainland people though. Most Taiwanese are in Roland Height-Daimond Bar area.;)

cool pics

here are more pics of People's Park Complex in Singapore Chinatown

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/ppc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/ppc2.jpg

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Entrance to MRT station
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Singapore's Chinatown lies just next to the skyscrapers of the financial district:

http://tinypic.com/4uv3x0

http://tinypic.com/4uv41y

Calcutta (Kolkata) used to have a thriving China Town. But most younger Chinese have emigrated to Australia, Canada and the USA. However one of their biggest contributions to Calcutta is Chinese food ala Kolkata style. The Chinese food of Calcutta is the best that I have ever had! Okay I am biased. But anywhere I eat Chinese food, I long for Calcutta Chinese food. It is sooooooo tastyyyyyyyyyy! Lip smacking. Words cannot define it. You have to try it. Unfortunately you don't get that anywhere other than Calcutta.

We even have a name for it Calcuttonese...

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For LA, i think you're referring to Monterrey Park-Alhambra area. not the real Chinatown in Downtown, which is similar to other countries' Chinatown.
But most Chinese people in Alhambra area are HK and Mainland people though. Most Taiwanese are in Roland Height-Daimond Bar area.;)

That's true. Also alot of Taiwanese people reside in Irvine. About 45 minutes south of Rowland Heights.

Chicago chinatown is bad.
very fucking small. The black homeless are wandering around at night begging for money. Restaurants are infested with hispanics.
I am always wondering Why they don't get rid of the black homeless in Chinatown.
Yokohama chinatown is far better and much cleaner

This thread deserves to be in the world forum

China is very close to Korea but there is no Chinatown actually in Korea. This is strange.

Here's Manila's Chinatown aka Binondo...a blend of Chinese and Spanish influences. Unique isn't it? FYI...the Philippines has one of the lowest Chinese population in the SEA. Despite that, we have a Chinatown!
http://images.43things.com/place/00/01/a2/107043lr.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/restyodon/binondo2.jpg
http://www.whatson-expat.com.ph/articles/2005/jan30/images/binondo8.jpg

My city of Tijuana located in the state of Baja California,Mexico is home to a small but growing chinese comunity with 12,000 chinese living and working in this growing city of 2 million habitants,the chinese community is now the second largest foreign community only after the Americans wich is the largest with 43,000 living in this city.
In my state of Baja theres another city Mexicali wich is home to the largest chinese community in all Mexico,a lot of the shops and banks in the city have both spanish and chinese welcome sings and is also been said that theres a chinatown wich is under the city wich was built in the late 1920´s and only the chinese were allowed to enter this underground chinatown and it use to be used ti smugle alcohol to the U.S in the years of prohibition.Theres also other chinese communitys all over Mexico.

Chinese-Mexican Community
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9071/523628945efc569d19ffi4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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Rosarito Beach B.C.
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Mexicali B.C.

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Mexico City Chinatown

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This pic speaks a thousand words, Mexican Beer Corona and Chinese food a great combination!

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3914/2110492976e760c74f5hl8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Shot at 2007-07-02

Wow I had no idea there was a chinese community in mexico, nice pictures very cool :)

i belive that every country has china town except china
i want to see

^^
Which country are you from?

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hey let vote for your best 1

So, where are China's Chinatowns? :lol:



Sorry folks, I know it was lame but I just had to throw that one in there. :colgate:

No doubt,
Singapore's is the best

So, where are China's Chinatowns? :lol:



Sorry folks, I know it was lame but I just had to throw that one in there. :colgate:

Is there any China town in Shanghai? :banana::banana:

oh Hanoi doesn't have a Chinatown at all.

Bangkok has the most impressive Chinatown....its liveliness is much more catchy than those in SG or elsewhere....SG is good though but its small size pull down my impression a little bit (i had been there several time...it's dull except in certain fetivals)

apart from SEA countries i would say San Francisco and Yokohama have the best Chinatown out there

http://www.bangkokprivatetours.com/images/content/Chinatown.jpg taken from: http://www.bangkokprivatetours.com/images/content/Chinatown.jpg


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davao chinatown...

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^^uder construction arches


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^^the town at night



-pics c/off dinabaw...

i like thest pcis

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@glimpser: you are a true archaeologist :lol:

However, this is an interesting topic :)

bangkok

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@glimpser: you are a true archaeologist :lol:

However, this is an interesting topic :)

I take this as a compliment, thank you! :lol::)

Actually, there are a lot of interesting forums here that have just been buried and almost forgotten - happy to resurrect them!

Yaowarat - Bangkok Chinatown
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Kampung Cina, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

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by Daniel ctw
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by Law Tien Soon
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http://www.malaysiaaktif.com/media/Image/P1010127.JPG

Karachi Chinatown
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In Indonesia we call :
China town : Pecinan
India town : Pekojan
Arab town : Kauman

The Chinatown in Singapore and Bangkok are the most impressive
in my city (Salvador, Brazil) is a community of Chinese,but not Chinatown

In my opinion, Bangkok Chinatown is the most lively one!!

http://www.bangkoksukhumvit.com/Bangkok_Chinatown/image/china_town.jpg


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Yokohama, Japan's China Town. Probably the cleanest :P

Pictures taken by me.

http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss106/AhoChaudeJP/Japan%202010/Yokohama/IMG_4449.jpg

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Yokohama chinatown continued

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China town in Japan not the cleanest one

i think Chinatown in VAncouver B.C canada would be the best so clean
the vietnamese also live and work together with chinatown in Vancou ver

i will get some pic of saigon china town
how come hanoi does not have chiantown ?

I searched pictures of Vancouver's China Town and it doesn't really look that interesting to me.

Saigon China Town

http://www.activetravelshop.com/data/Image/saigon_china_town.jpg

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how come hanoi does not have chiantown ?

Why do we need a chinatown while there are only very few Chinese people in the city?:ohno:

HK is already one big chinatown :D

Here's Manila's Chinatown aka Binondo...a blend of Chinese and Spanish influences. Unique isn't it? FYI...the Philippines has one of the lowest Chinese population in the SEA. Despite that, we have a Chinatown!
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are you kidding me?
as a matter of fact, Manila has the oldest China Town in the whole world!!

Houston's Chinatown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Houston) is also known as "Bellaire" after the main boulevard it's on. The original Chinatown is actually located in downtown Houston but in the 80's, Chinese businesses started popping up along Bellaire Blvd in Southwest Houston. Later, many Vietnamese businesses also appeared. Today, it's difficult to distinguish Chinatown from Little Saigon in Houston although Beltway 8 is usually considered the border with Chinatown to the east and Little Saigon to the west. With that said, there are still many Chinese businesses west of Beltway 8 and Vietnamese businesses east of it.

Below are some night time photos I took a few weeks ago:

Dunhuang Plaza.
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Dunhuang Plaza. One of the newest shopping centers in Chinatown.
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Close up of a corner in Dunhuang Plaza.
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This was taken from Sterling Plaza, another newer shopping centers across from Dunhuang. The glass building in the background belongs to American First National Bank （恆豐銀行). A Taiwanese-American bank. It is currently the tallest commercial building in Chinatown.
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Looking at Sterling Plaza from Dunhuang. The tall buildings in the background is the Westchase district, a commercial zone.
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Close up of the American First National Bank building.
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This is looking down at Bellaire toward east. The restaurant in the front is Arirang, a Korean restaurant. Behind Arirang is Chase. There is no shortage of banks in Chinatown. In a two block radius (from Beltway 8 to Gessner) on Bellaire, there is a total of 9 banks.
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This is now technically considered Little Saigon as it's west of Beltway 8. Kim Son （金山）is a pretty famous restaurant and offers dimsum and hotpot buffet. They host at least one wedding per weekend.
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Hong Kong City Mall
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This is also west of Beltway 8 in a large shopping center called Hong Kong City Mall （香港城）although nearly all of the businesses inside are Vietnamese.
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Ocean Palace （珍寶）is a large Chinese restaurant. Like Kim Son, Ocean Palace also offers dimsum and hosts many weddings on weekends. Also many Vietnamese concerts are played here.
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A corner in Hong Kong City Mall.
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Asian people get along with each other pretty well outside Asia:cheers:

Asian people get along with each other pretty well outside Asia:cheers:
It's just human nature. When compared to Caucasian-, African- and Latino-Americans, the differences between Asians suddenly seem minuscule.

Why do we need a chinatown while there are only very few Chinese people in the city?:ohno:

I don't know but I can't imagine Hanoi to have a Chinatown. The business won't be that different from other areas in the city. Chinatown in HCMC looks physically also not very different from the other parts of the city. I hate to say this, but therefore I think Vietnamese and Chinese culture are too similar. I am also not sure if Hanoians are keen of a place with only Chinese food and Chinese products.

Indonesia's Chinatown:

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Man i need to go to Houston someday.

For what? I heard that it's one of the most boring cities in America. :lol:

For what? I heard that it's one of the most boring cities in America. :lol:
Indeed it is.

For what? I heard that it's one of the most boring cities in America. :lol:

Indeed it is.

nvm then lol

The Harmonious Gate of Interest:Chinatown, Victoria, BC


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The Gate of Harmonious Interest, or Tong Ji Men, was erected in 1981. It was built in China and is modeled after typical gates there. Both the Chinese and non-Chinese communities worked together to have this gate installed over Fisgard Street. Two inscriptions allude to this cooperative effort: "To work together with one heart" and "To help each other achieve harmony."
It is a most interesting structure in terms of Chinese cultural symbolism. It's overall theme is Unity in Duality. This theme is seen in the Gate's treatment of the Golden Dragon, a Yang element, and the Red Phoenix, a Yin element. Red symbolizes joy and festivity while gold symbolizes wealth and prosperity. These colours-together with touches of Qing (a blue-green colour), which is symbolic of growth and peace-represents the harmony of the elements. In particular, the red and gold represent the union of heaven and earth.

There are bells hung from the corner of the gate. When these chime in the wind, Buddhists and Taoists believe they ward off evil spirits. On either side of the gate are two lions, who act as guardians protecting Chinatown. The female lion on the right side and the male on the left again signify the balance of Yin and Yang. It is an impressive opening to the oldest and complete Chinatown in Canada, and second oldest in North America, after San Francisco's chinatown.

Petaling Street (Chinatown), KL

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Pecinan Bengkulu
Bengkulu Chinatown

Bengkulu Province, Indonesia

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What is most interesting about Chinatowns in ASEAN are the diverse Chinese community particularly in Bangkok, KL and Singapore.

Here, you can find Hookien, Cantonese, Teochew, Hainanese, etc.

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Pecinan Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru Chinatown

Pekanbaru, Riau Province, Indonesia


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Originally posted by rilham2new from RIAUINFO

spam +.+ few...
hk is apart of it.

HK is already one big chinatown :D

i can't realiaze which one is the china town in hochiminh city. :ohno: everything so fcking same.

Petaling Street (茨厂街), Kuala Lumpur

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Yaowarat - Bangkok Chinatown

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The most beautifull chinatown in the world!

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Mindanao's Chinatown
By Do Battad

And of course, a city will not be complete without a Chinatown. Unknown to many, Davao City holds the distinction of having the biggest Chinatown in the world, with a total land area of approximately 44 hectares covering at least four barangays. The creation and development of Chinatown was an initiative of the Davao City Council Tourism Committee Chairperson, Ms. Susan Isabel Reta, in an effort to attract more foreign and local tourists to Davao City.

So far, there are three grand archways erected strategically on the borders of Davao City's Chinatown. These archways, also known as the "pailou" or "paifang", are usually decorated in red, green, and gold colors with traditional Chinese symbols such as a dragon or a lion, and serve as a memorial of friendship, unity and peace among Filipino and Chinese living in Davao City. The archways were made possible through the efforts of the Chinese families who, over the years, have contributed much to the development and progress of Davao City. Their names are engraved in a slab of granite, which are attached to the archway's beams.

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The Arch of Friendship

First of the archways is christened as "Arch of Friendship" which is situated along Magsaysay Avenue, near the Jones Circle. It was sponsored by the heirs of Francisco Villa-Abrille (Lim Chuan Juna), one of the prominent Chinese traders whose ancestry originated from Amoy, China, now Xiamen. The Friendship Arch was inaugurated in August 2008.

The archway's design is an inspiration from the 400-year-old architectural designs of Yuan Garden in Shanghai, China. The beams were designed similar to that of the bamboo, a traditional construction material of the Chinese. The archway is embellished with fish and pearl - symbols of the Villa-Abrille Family, and was done by Architect Arnel Villacampa.


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The Arch of Unity

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The Honorable He Shijing, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China
with the then Mayor of Davao City, The Honorable Rodrigo Duterte
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The second archway, dubbed as the "Arch of Unity", is situated at the other end of Ramon Magsaysay Avenue towards the Magsaysay Park in Manuel Quezon Boulevard. It was donated by members of the Dabaw Kaisa Foundation, and was inaugurated on January 31, 2009 with the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China, the Honorable He Shijing in attendance.

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The Arch of Peace

The third archway is called the "Arch of Peace", and is situated at the corners of Jose P. Laurel, and and Sta. Ana Avenues near the Davao Central High School. It was donated by the Yuchengco Group of Companies headed by Mr. Alfonso Yuchengco, former Philippine Ambassador to the People's Republic of China. The Arch of Peace was officially inaugurated on July 20, 2009.


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Davao Chinatown with a view of the Harbor


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Ramon Magsaysay Avenue in Chinatown Davao


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Exit view of the Arch of Unity facing the Magsaysay Park.

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168 Mall of Chinatown Davao


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Yaowarat [China Town]
Bangkok , Thailand

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Na Muang Rd - San Chao [China Town]
Surat Thani , Thailand

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Binondo, Manila- Oldest Chinatown established outside mainland China :old:

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There are many constructions happening there :banana: :)

Bangkok's Chinatown reminds me of HK particularly the area around Nathan Road in Kowloon.

This is HK
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Top 7 Greatest Chinatown in the World

Here’s a list of the greatest Chinatown in the world. Chinatown are present throughout the world, including those in East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. While some Chinatown are focused on commercial tourism, others are actual living and working communities; many are in fact a synergistic synthesis of both. Here are the list of the greatest Chinatown in the world.

1.Sydney, Australia

Chinatown in Sydney, Australia reflects the bright, sunny, the environment is one of the most bright and clean you will find. Now, the location is at Hay-market Chinatown is the third location; it began near the Rocks are near the port, then moved to Market Street, and finally settled here in the 1920s.

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Sydney Chinatown

2.New York, United States

New York City took the highest score for Chinatown because it is not just one, but three: the main attractions in Manhattan, one in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, and a bustling community in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. Canal Street is the center of the action of Manhattan, with endless opportunities for photo-camera that brought The tourists. There is a large number of herbal medicines and store-store stocks the best in all of China’s east coast.

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New York Chinatown

3.San Francisco, United States

San Francisco’s Chinatown is a mega-attraction: it was the largest Chinese community outside Asia, the oldest Chinatown in North America, and one of the most popular tourist attractions in the local city. The current of the local on the weekends to shop for food and to absorb the local atmosphere around such beautiful scenery as the Bank of Canton and the Sing Chong Building.

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San Fransisco Chinatown

4.Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok Chinatown is famous just as Yaowarat or Sampeng, after the strolling nearby, Bangkok’s Chinatown is as old as the city itself. In the late 1700s, as a young Bangkok city expanded, Chinese merchants were asked to move. They settled here near the river where they have since that time will be quick to this point. The tourists will be fast to show the “Traimit Wat temple”, which the largest houses gold Buddha, weighing in more than five tons. Do not miss the great shopping opportunities, especially the items on display in the old Chinese pharmacy.

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Bangkok Chinatown

5.Brisbane, Australia

Chinatown Brisbane is one of the more modern than Chinatown, Brisbane’s Chinatown Mall opened in 1987. A colorful architecture designed by Chinese architects and guarded by a pair of large stone lion astride area stores. There are many doors that can be considered over a pan-Asia from china clear, but most popular foods will stop Yuen’s Chinese Supermarket, China’s second favorite and family Australia.

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Brisbane Chinatown

6.Paris, France

Paris Chinatown is known by many tourists, Paris actually has several Chinatown, the largest in the 13th Arondisemen. The name of Chinatown is slightly misleading, because many ethnic Chinese who emigrated from Communist-controlled Vietnam in the late 1970s. The influences of Paris is not lost on China, because you’ll find plenty of shops with exotic furniture, elegant but tacky nail salons and clothing stores.

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Paris Chinatown

7.Yokohama, Japan

Yokohama Chinatown is the largest throughout Asia, in developing the environment when the Port of Yokohama was opened to foreign trade in 1859 because many of the Chinese traders and settled here. The roads and streets of Chinatown is marked by nine flashy colors, but the gate was found at all.

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it's so sad that the china town in KL has become a foreign worker town..

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