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Chinatown - How Chinese Live in the World's Cities Chinatowns in major cities around the world belong to the most famous ethnic districts. They are not only home to a growing number of Chinese people but also have their own special traditions and way of life. Chinatown in Philadelphia - Bruce Andersen There are many well-known Chinatowns in the world’s major cities. New York’s Chinatown is the largest in the world. For one and a half centuries thousands of ethnic Chinese have lived in southern part of Manhattan. San Francisco is home to the oldest Chinatown in the US. It dates back to the 1840s when many people rushed to the west coast in search of gold. It was the hub to Chinese coming across the Pacific Ocean to America. Chinatowns in Asia exist in almost every city. Manila, capital of the Philippines, claims the oldest Chinatown in the world, dating back to the end of the 16th century. Liverpool, England grew into a big Chinatown as thousands of Chinese arrived at Britain’s most important harbour in the 19th century. Other Chinatowns in major European cities were founded at the beginning of the 20th century. Havana was once Latin America’s largest Chinatown. Thousands of Chinese came to work on sugar plantations. When the country became Communist many of them left for the USA.