page_title: Chinatown, Chicago
section_title: Landmarks and attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Chinatown, Chicago / Landmarks and attractions
caption_attribution_description: English: Nine Dragon Wall at Chicago Chinatown Photo taken by Peter M. Ng
context_page_description: The Chinatown neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois is on the South Side, centered on Cermak and Wentworth Avenues, and is an example of an American Chinatown, or ethnic-Chinese neighborhood. By the 2000 Census, Chicago Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area had 68,021 Chinese. The combined 60616 and 60608 zip codes in Chicago, as of the 2010 Census, were home to 22,380 people of Chinese descent. In addition, as of 2010, the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville IL-IN-WI metro area had 92,712 people of Chinese descent. Chicago is the second oldest settlement of Chinese in America after the Chinese fled persecution in California. The present Chicago Chinatown formed around 1912, after settlers moved steadily south from near the Loop where the first enclaves were established in the 19th century.
  Chinatown is sometimes confused with an area on the city's North Side sometimes referred to as "New Chinatown", which is centered on Argyle Street and is somewhat of a misnomer given that it is largely populated by people of Southeast Asian heritage.
context_section_description: Chinatown Mural, a mural showing the history of Chinese immigrants in United States
  Chinatown Square, Shopping area opened in 1993. Decorated with sculptures of animals in the Chinese zodiac
  Wentworth Avenue, with shopping, restaurants, and landmarks, including the Chinatown Gate
  Pui Tak Center was designated a Chicago Landmark on December 1, 1993.  It was the On Leong Merchants Association Building.
  Chinese American Museum of Chicago, conducts research and exhibits objects and pictures relating to the history of Chinese in the American Midwest. The museum experienced a fire on September 19, 2008 and was temporarily closed. Thanks to strong community support, it reopened in the fall of 2010 with improved facilities.
  Ping Tom Memorial Park, Opened in 1999 with Chinese gardens on the northern edge of Chinatown along the Chicago River
  Chicago Fire Department Engine 8 Company firehouse, firehouse used in the 1991 Ron Howard film Backdraft
  Chinatown Gate, which spans Wentworth Avenue at the intersection of Cermak Road, designed by Peter Fung{{{1}}}
  Moy Association Building, built in 1928 and added onto in 1932.
caption: Nine-Dragon Wall
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