As early as the 11th century, the Chinese began to move to the Philippines. They first settled in the city of Manila. In the 16th century, they were rushed outside the city by the Spaniards, now on the north bank of the Basga River.
After years of development, the area has begun to expand into a large block with the Chinese-style archway China-Philippines Friendship Gate and the other end of the Goodwill Gate. In the
district, there are four parallel streets, such as Jiezi, Zhouzi, Zhibinbin and Wangbin. There are hundreds of large and small streets and lanes. The shops along the street are old, most of which are opened by Chinese.
These stores include auto parts stores, grocery stores, goldsmith shops, medicinal materials shops, bookstores, as well as shipping and industrial companies, Chinese restaurants, tea houses, shopping malls, medical clinics, banks, and theaters.
Chinatown is not far from Manila Cathedral, about 15 minutes walk. The whole area is a bit old, the streets are relatively narrow, the environment is very general, except for the Chinese gathering, it is not a good place to go shopping.
it's crowded but very beautiful. Lots of food choices. I was very indecisive because of the large variety of foods and drinks. There is a Chinese mall called lucky Chinatown mall just around the area, make sure to check it out, it has an amazing street food.
Manila China City is the place where Filipino Chinese live the most, and you can hear southern Fujian dialect and Mandarin everywhere, and you can see Hanyu. The influx of new Chinese immigrants in recent years, and the Chinese city of Manila is full of Shimu, which marks the energy of the Chinese people in the Philippines, whether in mainstream society or in traditional Manila Chinatown, is even higher. The buildings next to the street are very Chinese, shops around Jinpu, herbal shops, tea houses, etc., selling moon cakes, incense, jewelry antiques and other special products. The most obvious sign of Chinatown is a beautiful Chinese-style archway, with the central cross-section of the Chinese, English and Philippine official languages Tagalog writing "China-Philippine Friendship Gate". Wang Bin Street is the most representative street in Chinatown, with a memorial statue of Chinese leader Wang Bin of the Philippines and a memorial to Chinese people participating in the local anti-Japanese war.
certainly a must-visit when you’re in Manila. This place offers a wide and delicious food options that is also affordable.
Perfect place to experience Chinese culture and cuisine in Manila but you have to go there during the day because the traffic there is horrendous during the afternoon.