page_title: Chinatown
hierarchical_section_title: Chinatown
caption_attribution_description: English: Escolta Street corner Tomas Pinpin Street City of Manila, Santa Cruz, Manila and Binondo, List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Metro Manila, List of Cultural Properties of Santa Cruz Manila International Peace Center, Escolta Twin Towers, Mariano Uy Chaco Building, Calvo Building, since 1938 , 266 Escolta, El Hogar Filipino Building Capitol Theater (Manila) Pan Pacific Industrial Sales Co. Inc. (PanPISCo.) Building, Philippine National Bank Building, Manila Chinatown Welcome Arch, along Pasig River upon Jones Bridge, Binondo, Manila Chinatown Welcome Arch, Load limit 20 Tons Sta. 2+208 in front of the Old Filipino-Chinese Friendship Arch FFCCCI along Quintin Paredes Street corner San Vicente Street in Plaza Cervantes, Land Management Bureau Philippines (Binondo office).
context_page_description: A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Middle East.
  The development of most Chinatowns typically resulted from mass migration to an area without any or with very few Chinese residents. Binondo in Manila, established in 1594, is recognized as the world's oldest Chinatown. Notable early examples outside Asia include San Francisco's Chinatown in the United States and Melbourne's Chinatown in Australia, which were founded in the mid-19th century during the California gold rush and Victoria gold rush, respectively. A more modern example, in Montville, Connecticut, was caused by the displacement of Chinese workers in the Manhattan Chinatown following the September 11th attacks in 2001.
context_section_description: A Chinatown (Chinese: 唐人街; pinyin: Tángrénjiē; Jyutping: tong⁴ jan⁴ gaai¹) is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Middle East.
  The development of most Chinatowns typically resulted from mass migration to an area without any or with very few Chinese residents. Binondo in Manila, established in 1594, is recognized as the world's oldest Chinatown. Notable early examples outside Asia include San Francisco's Chinatown in the United States and Melbourne's Chinatown in Australia, which were founded in the mid-19th century during the California gold rush and Victoria gold rush, respectively. A more modern example, in Montville, Connecticut, was caused by the displacement of Chinese workers in the Manhattan Chinatown following the September 11th attacks in 2001.
caption: Binondo, the oldest Chinatown in the world, in Manila