This district in low Manhattan is a second largest Chinese enclave in USA. Also it’s one of the oldest Chinese enclaves out of the China.
One of the advantages of the USA in common and New York in particular, is that during the visit to this country you can explore different cultures from the different regions. I never had been in the Asia before so I decided to go to the China Town in New York and feel a piece of China at the heart of the North America.
China Town in New York originates from 1840, when the first businessman from China Ach Ken received from the US government permission to open cigarette's shop. Since at that time the area of China Town was a real slum with low cost of rent he chose it for dwelling. Arch Ken has been successful in business; lately he bought in this district the entire building and began to rent it to other immigrants from China.
In 1965 US government adopted a special act for immigrants which gave permission for many immigrants from China to come in USA. Of course many from them settled in the China Town of New York and as result the district very quickly grew up.
Today the China Town is not a cheap district for living. The district borders with SoHo which is know for its luxury apartments and facet between two districts is very subtle.
Today the China Town in New York is a big fish market where you can find exotic products from China. Also here a lot of shops where you can buy furniture, dress and electronics made in China.
And of course here there are a lot of restaurants of traditional Chinese kitchen where you can test exotic dishes. Also you can find here subsidiaries of Chinese banks.
