Chinatown

During the time of the British Hong Kong colony, shipping connections made it possible for many Chinese to move to Liverpool. Later many settled down in Manchester. The first ones settled down in the early 20th century. Though not at its peak in terms of industrial progress, it seemed like the ideal town for the settlers. Because of that, Manchester today houses the largest Chinese community of any city in UK, except for London. By the 1960's many of the warehouses were empty, and the Chinese and Hong Kong citizens could stay there and establish their community profoundly. Today, many of the retired Chinese people do tai chi exercises outside on green areas. Right next to Chinatown are lots of nightclubs. This means that especially on saturday and sunday mornings, the sight of drunk youngsters right next to the retired people from Chinatown can be seen aroun 06 - 07 a.m. This illustrates quite well the very diverse demography of Manchester. Another example is the restaurants. They are said to cover over 30 different nationalities.

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