"CHINATOWN" Chinatown Tip by alyf1961

The first Chinese restaurants arrived in the city of Manchester shortly after World War Two with the Ping Hong in 1948, In the 1960's several restaurants opened across the city centre. It was in the 1970’s when china town became an area within the city when Chinese restaurants started to open in the old cotton warehouses such as Charlie Chan's, 1973, the Woo Sang, 1976 and the Little Yang Sing, 1978. These restaurants opened around Nicholas street, Faulkner street and George street.
The growth in restaurants in Manchester led to more Chinese businesses moving and opening in the area, such as Chinese medicine shops and supermarkets and legal services. A Chinese Arts Centre opened in 1989, and the celebration of the Chinese New Year complete with fireworks and dancing dragons started around ten years ago in the city.

THE CHINESE ARCH

Manchester’s Chinese Arch, stands proudly over Faulkner Street. The arch is painted in red and gold and adorned with dragons and phoenixes, these are the colours and symbols of luck and prosperity. The arch has been here since 1987 and Chinatown Manchester is less than thirty years old.