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Chinatown

Name: Chinatown
Address: Havana, Havana, CU

door 225 locals aangeraden,

Tips van locals

Pieter

January 29, 2020

Neem een kijkje in de Chinese wijk en wandel door calle Salud tussen de straten Galiano en Belascoin. U ziet daar oude ambachten en bedrijfjes, bloemenverkoopsters bij de oude RK-kerk van El Cobre. Neem ook een kijkje in het mooie historische gebouw van de Chinese gemeenschap. Er is een mooie patio en een leuke, kleine tentoonstelling. Het centrum ligt in Salud tussen de restaurants Flor de Loto en Mimosa. Loop binnen bij het Chinees cultureel centrum. Je vindt daar een klein museumpje met oude Chinese beelden en gebruiksvoorwerpen. Het centrum heeft een prachtige patio met planten. U vindt het centrum naast het uitstekende restaurant 'Flor de Lota' en geniet daar van een lekker lunch.

Graham

June 14, 2016

No Chinese people left...so use your imagination :)

Alejandro

February 3, 2020

Chinese immigration to Cuba started in 1847 when Chinese (Cantonese and Hakka) contract workers were brought to work in the sugar fields, bringing the religion of Buddhism with them. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers were brought in from China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan during the following decades to replace and/or work alongside African slaves. After completing eight-year contracts or otherwise obtaining their freedom, some Chinese immigrants settled permanently in Cuba, although most longed for repatriation to their homeland. Havana's Chinatown (known as Barrio Chino de La Habana) is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. Some 5,000 immigrants from the U.S. came to Cuba during the late 19th century to escape the discrimination present at the time. Another, albeit smaller wave of Chinese immigrants, also arrived during the 20th century, some as dissidents escaping the authorities in China. There are lots of small and cosy restaurants in the area. It's worthwhile paying a visit.

Denisse

June 8, 2016

Very nice place with a lot of restaurants and bars

Mario & Yoly

May 25, 2022

The Chinese Quarter of Havana is located next to the El Capitolio de Cuba. The quarter is made up of five small streets, being the most important one the Calle de Los Dragones Street. The historian Julio Riverend states that here settled around 150,000 Chinese between 1847 and 1874; but nowadays there is almost no Chinese people in here. The quarter is preserved thanks to the elderly Chinese still living here.