Manchester Chinatown is typical enough for similar enclaves in the city center. But at the same time it is considered the second largest in the UK and the third - in Europe. The main entrance to the Faulkner Street area is marked by a multi-tiered characteristic gate, built in 1987 and very catchy. And inside, naturally, you can find dozens of restaurants, shops, bakeries and supermarkets.

The first Chinese appeared in the city in the early 20's ., many of them came alone and worked in the traditional industry for Chinese abroad those days in the laundries . The first Chinese restaurant opened on Mouzli Street in 1948 ., on the eve of the wave of Chinese immigration that seized Manchester in the middle of the century . True, now there is no appreciable share of the Chinese population in the city: maybe , thousand two . Since the 1950s the . district began to seize Chinese restaurants, and by the 1970s . there were other businesses, such as pharmacies, supermarkets and t .n . In 1989 .the Center for Chinese Arts opened here .

The territory of Chinatown in Manchester is not so large: it is a square limited Moses Street, Portland Street, Princes Street and Charlotte Street. Of course, these boundaries are not official. To the east of the area, at Chennell Street, the gay village begins, and to the north - the Piccadilly Gardens.

An interesting landmark of the area besides the entrance arch is the former building of the Guardian Exchange . It stands over an underground bunker excavated in the first half of the 1950s. In case of nuclear bombing and money-building NATO. To the bunker adjoin more than 6 km of tunnels. The mass media were forbidden to report on the bunker until 1967, and the construction was specially occupied by the Poles, who were not supposed to speak English. The building was called "best kept secret of Manchester."

Practical information

The nearest metro station is the Piccadilly Gardens (it is also a junction for the bus station messages) and St. Peter Square. The nearest stations of the National Railway are Manchester Oxford Road (from the south) and Manchester Piccadilly (from the east). In addition, Faulkner Street has special parking for those who came to visit Chinatown on a private vehicle.