I think that in most larger cities, there will always be a Chinatown.
There’s & very special mix to these places that can only be apprecited by walking slowly & using all your senses.

I’ve known Honolulu’s ( the original Chinatown had to be burned down in the early 20th century because of a plague outbreak), where the early Chinese population was brought over for hard labor in the sugar cane fields/ other jobs.

Yes, the best part of Chinatown is the food I looove dim sum and anything with noodles.

Bises xx

But Liverpool has the most beautiful paifang (牌坊) outside China, I have to say!!
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Isn’t it odd that Toronto has two Chinatowns, now that I think of it? Have you been to both?
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@Agnes — It’s supposed to be the biggest Chinatown over there, right?

@Tulsa Gentleman — Do you have a good place in Tulsa?

@Khengsiong — I think most Chinatowns around the world use non-simplified characters, probably because either people immigrated before the characters were simplified (which is often the case in France) or because they come from HK and Taiwan. That said, I heard of lot of Beijing hua around.

@Bluefish — T & T just opened in Ottawa two months ago… I love it, even though it’s a bit more expensive than in Chinatown.

@Nigel Babu — And that’s two!

@Seraphine — I know exactly what you mean. I was a vegetarian for many years (althought not a hard-core one) and I gave up after traveling in China and in Argentina. In China, a meal without meat is “cheap” so they always sneak in dead animals parts… and in Argentina, people seem to rely entirely on a diet of steak and meatball spaghetti!

@Cornflakegirl — It’s very easy to forget how to read and write characters… I do force myself to practice!

@Linguist-in-Waiting — I don’t eat much Asian fruits — which ones would you recommend?

@Soleil — Yes, I realized that a while ago. Makes them even nicer!

@kyh — I know what you mean! And Chinatown do adapt to the local culture, they are all different.