Enter Chinatown: Chinatown in Liverpool, UK, maintains the fine traditions of the Chinese nation

Deja Vu

Liverpool Chinatown is located next to Liverpool Cathedral. Liverpool's Chinatown seems to have a cheerful feel, which is very different from the crowded and dirty impressions of London and Manchester City's Chinatowns.

Walking in the port of Liverpool you will have the illusion of déjà vu, because the buildings and streets here are very similar to the Bund in Shanghai. The iconic building here was designed by the same designer as the Shanghai HSBC Building, which will make overseas Chinese feel a strange sense of intimacy. Equally familiar is the Chinatown built in the city center. This is the first Chinatown established in the UK and one of the oldest Chinatowns in Europe. The archway at the entrance is also very famous.

It is worth mentioning that Liverpool was elected as the "European Capital of Culture" in 2008. The University of Liverpool has been accepting Chinese students for many years. The first Chinese newspaper in the UK was founded by Chinese students at the University of Liverpool in 1944 and was named "China Morning Post".

Special Tradition

This was originally the place and the earliest gathering place for the first Chinese sailors to enter Europe. They mostly married local low-class women in Liverpool, and then opened laundries and Restaurant. Later, it became a tradition for Chinese to marry foreign women. Many old Chinese men did not speak English, but they had foreign wives who did laundry and cooking. This formed a special and common scene here.

Traditional Chinese cultures such as acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and Feng Shui are relatively popular in mainstream British society today. In the 1980s and 1990s, Liverpool's population shrank and large-scale events were deserted. But Chinatown is an exception because it has the most attractive Chinese New Year celebrations, such as firecrackers, dragon and lion dances and other celebrations, which attract thousands of spectators.

With the economic depression in Liverpool in recent years, many Chinese have moved to big cities in the south to find new business opportunities. Naturally, Liverpool's Chinatown has also suffered a lot.

Unity and Friendship

Liverpool’s Chinatown also has archways that are no less impressive than those in London or Manchester. The 15-meter-high archway was designed and built by Shanghai, Liverpool's sister city. It marks a new beginning for the earliest Chinese community in Liverpool in Europe and has become an important landmark building in the city of Liverpool. Most importantly, the Chinese-style archway built by British Partners through Leroy Place Partners is a recognition by the City of Liverpool of the contribution made by the Chinese community to local cultural, social and economic development. Prior to this, many Liverpool development plans did not include the Chinese community and Chinatown on the agenda. The Chinese were often considered a closed group that could survive on their own.

There are currently more than 20,000 overseas Chinese in Liverpool, most of whom are originally from Guangdong and Hong Kong. There are more than ten Chinese associations and a Chinese school, including Zhi Gong General Hall, Siyi Guild Hall, and Chinatown Chamber of Commerce. The Chinese community in Liverpool is relatively united. Every year during the Lunar New Year, Chinese people and associations from all walks of life will jointly hold celebration meetings and carry out various activities. They also hold various cultural and sports activities on a regular basis, which further reflects and promotes the unity, mutual assistance, and The spirit of friendship maintains the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. (liuxue86.com)