How many Chinese are there in Peru?

Peru has the largest number of Chinese in Central and South America. I first knew that there were many Chinese in Peru. Many years ago, I received Mr. and Mrs. Chen Lu, then Peru's ambassador to China, to go back to their ancestral home in Shiqi, Zhongshan to find their roots. At that time, I asked him how many Chinese there were in Peru. He said that there are at least 2.5 million Chinese.

in January this year, I went to Peru to inspect the overseas Chinese and visit overseas Chinese communities. Walking on the street, I always feel that pedestrians coming and going seem to have a little Chinese shadow. I told my question to the overseas Chinese leaders, and the overseas Chinese leaders told me that the pedestrians on the street really met Chinese people suddenly, because Chinese people have been in Peru for 16 years, and they have been married to local people for generations. We really met a Peruvian. When he saw that we spoke Mandarin, he always turned around and smiled at us. The overseas Chinese leader said that he must be Chinese. After several generations of reproduction, Chinese-Americans can no longer speak Chinese, but very few Chinese-Americans can listen to and speak a little hometown dialect, such as Zhongshan dialect and Hakka dialect.

How many Chinese are there in Peru? Xiao Xiaoquan, chairman of the China Communications Bureau, told us that there are an estimated 3.5 million Chinese, while Huang Yesheng, chairman of the Secret China Association and one of the largest supermarket groups in Peru, told us that there are 5 million Chinese. This really surprised us!

Among so many Chinese, Zhongshan people are the best. Secondly, people like Guangzhou and Siyi have developed well.

Look at the Chinatown in Lima, the capital. I really can't find a more appropriate word except "crowded with people and traffic". Chinatown is only about 2 meters long. In the downtown area, people come and go for food and shopping. We walked back and forth on this street twice, but we didn't see many people who knew they were Chinese at first sight.

If integration is concerned, Chinese in Peru is a good example.