When was Chinatown established in America? Who named it?

The Tang Dynasty was a powerful era in the history of China. Overseas Chinese are usually called "Tang people", and the place where overseas Chinese live together is called "Chinatown". Chinatown literally means "China City".

The "Chinatown" in the United States was founded by China workers and China businessmen who developed the west coast of the United States. At first, they opened Chinese teahouses, restaurants and tofu shops in some streets of San Francisco and new york, and gradually formed a Chinese living area (also known as China City).

Today, "Chinatown" has become a bustling street. There are overseas Chinese schools, hometown associations, societies, theaters and so on. During the Spring Festival, there will be dragon lanterns, lion dances and firecrackers in Chinatown ... keeping the traditional custom of China to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

This area is home to overseas Chinese from Hongkong, Singapore, Taiwan Province and Viet Nam, and it is also the best place to taste oriental delicacies such as dim sum. The area is full of shops and fruit and vegetable markets with Asian characteristics, which are quite distinctive. Toronto's second largest Chinatown is located at the intersection of Broadview and Gerrard. In addition, the other four Chinatowns in the suburbs are also quite large.

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At present, the Chinese population in Toronto has exceeded 400,000, which is the largest colored race, and most of them are Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong. There are six China cities in greater toronto area, four of which were formed in the suburbs in the past 15 years.

The Chinese community in Toronto was formed near today's city hall in the early 20th century. The first Chinese named Sam Ching recorded in Toronto city government documents was a laundromat owner. The Chinese community matured in 1935, when there were 300 Chinese-run laundries in four streets.

From 1947 to 1960, a large number of China students, skilled workers and businessmen immigrated to Canada, which made the Chinese population in Toronto increase rapidly. Most of these early immigrants came from the northern provinces of China. Later, there were Hong Kong immigrants, as well as overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia, Africa and the West Indies.

When the City Hall was completed, Chinatown was moved to Spadina and Dundas Street today, and since then it has become the busiest and noisiest community in Toronto, making you feel like you are in Hong Kong.

The intersection of Spadina and Dundas Street is the center of Chinatown. The sidewalks here are filled with open-air stalls every day, where citizens of all ethnic groups shop, eat and make friends.

There are many restaurants here, but few of them offer improved North American cuisine. Instead, authentic Chinese cuisine, including Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine and even northern cuisine, is freshly purchased from the street. The smell of roast chicken, roast duck and roast suckling pig hanging in the street window always makes passers-by drool.

Signs in Chinatown are written in both Chinese and English, and two large shopping centers near the intersection of Spadina and Dundas Street-Wenhua Center and Longcheng Shopping Mall are always crowded.

Other Chinatown in Toronto

East Chinatown is located at the intersection of Broadview and Gerrard Street, and the other four suburban Chinatowns are located in scarborough. Richmond hill; Markham and Mississauga.

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Ren Tian Tea Shop (No.454, Dundas Street West. ) specializes in all kinds of famous Chinese and western teas and tea sets. In addition to ordinary green tea, there are fermented black tea, ginseng tea and monkey kui tea, and there are also many branches in the city.

The Dragon Boat Festival is held every June on the lake on the central island off the coast of Toronto. The exciting dragon boat race has become a cultural activity in Toronto in summer, attracting thousands of citizens and tourists every year.

Spring Festival With the continuous growth of Chinese population in Toronto, various activities to celebrate the Spring Festival are also increasing year by year. One of the most distinctive features is the dragon dance parade held in Chinatown, Central District. Six-meter-long colorful dragons are danced by a dozen strong young men, accompanied by loud gongs and drums, praying for various shops along the street.