Barrio Chino (Lima)
neighborhood in Lima, Peru
Barrio Chino (Chinese: 利馬唐人街; pinyin: Lì mǎ tángrénjiē; Jyutping: lai6 ma5 tong4 jan4 gaai1) is a neighbourhood in Lima, Peru. A Chinese enclave, it is centered on the seventh and eighth blocks of Ucayali Street. Its foundation by Chinese immigrants dates back to the mid-19th century, having been later heavily damaged during the War of the Pacific, with further decline following the military occupation. It experienced a revival starting in the 1970s and is now a thriving resource for Chinese-Peruvian culture.
History
Origins
In the 1850s, Chinese immigrants started to cluster in the area around the Central Market, then called La Concepción. During the Spanish colonial period, the area was known as Calle Capón, as it was the location of the market for castrated pigs.
The consolidation of an ethnic Chinese neighborhood was spurred by the presence, from the 1860s, of large commercial houses established by Chinese import companies from Hong Kong and California. These included the Wing Fat Co., the Wo Chong Co., or the Wing On Chong Co. Small businesses catered to the Chinese population, such as laundries, shoe shops, restaurants, and small grocery stores (bodegas).
Within a short time Chinese immigrants had established a number of benevolent societies and temples, often according to place of origin.
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