Is there a chinatown in Paris?

Question

Is there a chinatown in Paris?

Answer 1

Ring the French tourist Office in London and ask them!

I'm sure there is.

But why not seek out everything else in Paris at the same time.

There's heaps to discover.

Answer 2

is there a paris town in china?

Answer 3

yes and its far better than the one in london.it is in the 13 th arrondissment of Paris

Answer 4

YES 13 ARRONDISSEMENT.near place d italie

Answer 5

I lived there, it's not strictly Chinese it's Vietnamese too in the Bibliotheque area. Biggest Chinese area in Europe apparently.

Answer 6

no atleast there wasnt one when i went there and that was like 2 years ago so i highly dought they made one

Answer 7

I ve never come across one although it would be great! Lets build one!

Answer 8

I'm not aware of one.

Sorry - just looked on wikipedia. I forgot about the quartier chinois - sorry for paste but don't have time to make it more succinct.

The history, profile and even location, of Paris's Chinatown have followed political changes in both France and Asia in the last 100 years, resulting in Europe's biggest Chinatown.

During World War I, 140,000 Chinese arrived in France as temporary labour, replacing French male workers who went to the war. Most left after 1918, but a community of 2,000 stayed and created the first Chinatown (l'Ilot Chalon) near the Gare de Lyon. Nothing is left of it today.

In the 1930s and 1940s, waves of Wenzhou Chinese settled in Paris and worked as leather workers near the Jewish neighborhood in the 3e arrondissement. Taking over the wholesale trade lost by the Jews during the German occupation of France during World War II, this Chinese community still exists today, but remains extremely discreet. No obvious signs of Chinese culture are to be seen in the rue du Temple, though most shops in this wholesale neighborhood are held by overseas Chinese.

Today's main Chinatown was created in the 1970s in 13e arrondissement. Fleeing persecution and civil wars in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, those overseas Chinese, mostly Teochew and Cantonese, settled in this newly renovated area. Unlike the Wenzhou settlement in 3e arrondissement, clear and obvious signs of Chinese culture are more likely to be seen and strong community business has developed, a real city in the city: not only restaurants and food retail, but also banks, real estate agencies and other services. An estimated 68,000 residents of Chinese origin now live in this area of Paris.

With China opening up, more Chinese settlements are developing in Paris and its suburban areas. In Belleville (19e arrondissement), another wave of Wenzhou have settled and has taken over this originally North African settlement. Large communities are to be found in small towns outside Paris like Lognes/Torcy, or Noisy Le Grand, where earlier migrants settled, but again without bringing out the usual signs of Chinatown.

Illegal immigration from China is booming; authorities also fear that France's "Authorized Destination Status" with easier visa procedures for China nationals will only increase uncontrolled migration. Illegal workshops have been existing for several years, without always being located within "official" chinatowns and still exist and flourish in different areas in the 11e arrondissement and outside of the city of Paris.