{"id":14583,"date":"2022-03-23T23:15:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T20:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/?p=14583"},"modified":"2022-03-25T14:50:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:50:47","slug":"chinatown-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/chinatown-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinatown, Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinatown in Milan is an ethnic enclave which welcomes the oldest and largest Chinese community in Italy. It reaches via Paolo Sarpi, via Bramante, via Aleardi and via Niccolini.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14584 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1L-uZHFbBzRqDQMUVT-dZKg-300x179.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1L-uZHFbBzRqDQMUVT-dZKg-300x179.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1L-uZHFbBzRqDQMUVT-dZKg-1024x612.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1L-uZHFbBzRqDQMUVT-dZKg-768x459.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1L-uZHFbBzRqDQMUVT-dZKg.jpeg 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/179;\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>History and characteristics<\/h4>\n<p>Around 1920 Chinese immigrants from Wencheng County (Zhejiang province) started to move to this area of the city. They chose it because its courtyards allowed people to create laboratories.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14586 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Milano_Chinatown_02-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Milano_Chinatown_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Milano_Chinatown_02.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Note.<\/em> Historical Chinatown.<\/p>\n<p>The first shops sold silk, mainly used to make ties. During World War II they started to sell leather belts for the Italian and German soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the last century Chinatown became famous around the whole region of Lombardy. Supermarkets, bookshops and pharmacies (or herbal medicine shops) opened mainly for the Chinese population of the area.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Chinatown later opened clothing shops, travel agencies, jewelleries, opticians, computer shops, internet points and many others. Here, we can also find restaurants, cafes and KTVs. The restaurants mainly cook Zhejiang province food, but have recently started to make hot pot and Sichuan and Beijing typical cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>The most famous department store is the Oriental Mall in via Rosmini. We can also find the biggest store for ethnic food in Italy: Kathay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14587 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Unknown-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Unknown-1.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Unknown-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/225;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14588 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Unknown.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"175\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 287px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 287\/175;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <em>Note.<\/em> The Oriental Mall and Kathay in Chinatown.<\/p>\n<p>Chinatown is where many newspapers in Chinese are printed; one of the most important is <i>Europe China News<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 2008 the Comune of Milan decided to make via Paolo Sarpi a pedestrian district; it goes from Porta Volta to Corso Sempione.<\/p>\n<h4>Events<\/h4>\n<p>The area is very interesting because of the many Chinese ornaments and signs. Also famous are the many celebrations of the Chinese community such as the Chinese New Year, with music, lights and dragons.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14590 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5775-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5775-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5775-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5775-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5775-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mozartcultures.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_5775-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Note.<\/em>\u00a0Chinatown during the Chinese New Year. Intorre, M. February 2, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable events are the China Film Festival, during which people can watch Italian-subtitled Chinese films and the Oriental Design Week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinatown in Milan is an ethnic enclave which welcomes the oldest and largest Chinese community in Italy. It reaches via Paolo Sarpi, via Bramante, via Aleardi and via Niccolini. History and characteristics Around 1920 Chinese immigrants from Wencheng County (Zhejiang province) started to move to this area of the city. 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