Paris Chinatown modern view
Paris has several Chinatowns (French: quartiers chinois), the largest being located in the 13th arrondissement (13th district). Parisian Chinatown represents a massive implantation of Asian communities (contrarily to London’s Soho). “Avenue de Choisy” and Avenue d’Ivry”, down to the “Porte d’Ivry” (Gate of Ivry) and the immediate surrounding suburbs are its principal axis, populated by nearly 50,000 Chinese, Vietnamese and Laotian nationals. The residents also include Chinese from French Polynesia and French Guiana, as well as Asian ethnicities from New Caledonia. One major point of attraction is the Tang Freres and Paristore supermarkets, selling Asian products, located close to each other. Parisian Chinatown is based in a real Asian community, located in marginal and poor areas, formed through successive waves of migration (the first of them during the 1910s). Another Chinatown area has settled in Belleville, Paris. There is a large number of Far East restaurants, especially on Rue de Belleville and on Rue Civiale.
Lyon also has a Chinatown, located around the Condorcet neighbourhood, in the 7th arrondissement. It is much smaller than that of Paris, consisting mainly of a couple of blocks around rue Passet and rue Pasteur. (Text Source: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia)
Paris Chinatown Map and Street Tour:
(Please put the yellow man icon -on the upper left hand corner- on the map to see original photo of the place and start street tour…):
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