In foreign countries, a gathering place where China people live abroad can be called Chinatown. Among them, Chinatown in the United States is particularly famous. There should be no specific regulations on the number of people. This is a note: Chinatown, also known as Chinatown or China, is an area where Chinese people live in urban areas of other countries. The formation of Chinatown is because the early Chinese emigrated overseas and became a local minority. In the face of the new environment, they needed to help each other in the same boat, so they lived in a group. Therefore, most Chinatowns are a witness to the history of overseas Chinese. Chinatown was originally called "Datang Street". In 1673, Nalan Xingde wrote Miscellaneous Notes on the Lushui Pavilion: "In Japan, people began to go there in the Tang Dynasty, and the residents called it' Datang Street', which is now ten miles long." In 1872, Zhigang wrote in "The First Envoy to Taixi": "Jinshan is the trade confluence area of various countries, and there are more than tens of thousands of China Cantonese traders here. Shop houses, rented from foreigners. So foreigners call it' Chinatown'. Establish six halls. " In 1887, Wang Yongni also used "Chinatown" in "Diary of Returning to China": "Jinshan is the area where Pacific trade meets. There are 6, or 7, Chinese people coming here, renting houses and setting up four houses, and foreigners call it Chinatown. The name of the Sixth Guild Hall is Sanyi and Yanghe. " This sentence of Wang Yongni is similar to that of Zhigang. Before that, Wang might have seen The First Envoy of Tessie, so he followed the "Chinatown" written by Zhigang here. "Chinatown" is a name created by Cantonese overseas Chinese. In 1875, Zhang Deyi called Chinatown "Tangren City" in Travel Notes Around Europe and America. Zhang Tong English, English called Chinatown. In fact, before this, Zhang Deyi was more direct. He literally translated Chinatown as "China City", such as "Stories on Sailing" (1866): "Arriving in Nan Guo, that is, Vietnam's toe-crossing country ... more than forty miles northwest, there is" China City ",hence the name because there are thousands of Chinese trading there." In 193, Cai Yunchen's Diary of Traveling to Russia: "After dinner, I will go to the hotel, and the new chapter will arrive at 5 o'clock. I will wait for a long time, and I will travel with China City after my business. The city is in the center of Moscow, with a high female wall and a completely Chinese style. The Chinese name it China City. " Today, Leo Oufan Lee wrote an essay about Chinatown, entitled "China City in the United States" (1975). The article said: "Chinatown is a hotbed of old overseas Chinese and a gathering place for new overseas Chinese. China Jr. in the eyes of Americans. Maybe we should literally translate the original English name of Chinatown and simply call it' China Town', which may be more appropriate. " Generally speaking, "Chinatown" is still more commonly used than "China City". Chinatown, also known as Chinatown or China City, is an area where Chinese shops gather in urban areas of other countries. The formation of Chinatown is due to the fact that early Chinese emigrated overseas and became a local minority. In the face of the new environment, they needed to help each other in the same boat, so they lived in a group. Therefore, most Chinatown is a witness to the history of overseas Chinese. In Chinatown, we often see many Tang restaurants, and restaurants and laundry shops are the main business industries of early overseas Chinese. Some Chinatown with a long history are located in the old areas of immigrant cities, and the environment is crowded. Public security and ethnic issues are also problems that some Chinatown have to face. Over the years, with the prosperity of Chinese, the status of overseas Chinese in foreign countries has gradually improved. A new generation of Chinese immigrants will choose to live in other areas of immigrant cities, and some Chinatowns also have the phenomenon of Chinese population emigration and aging. Nowadays, in many places, Chinatown has become synonymous with Chinese cultural areas. No matter business, entertainment or various cultural facilities, they all reflect the oriental Chinese color and have no original intention of being a Chinese settlement.