Chinatown, The Hague
Chinatown,,The,Hague
The,Hagues,Chinatown,is,located,in,the,city,centre,,on,the,Wagenstraat1,The,entrances,of,the,neighbourhood,are,marked,with,two,Chinese,gates,,described,as,three,meters,high,with,sculptured,dragons,winding,around,the,pillars,and,overhead,ornate,panels,of,red,,gold,and,blue2,Chinatown,borders,the,Spui,in,the,north,east,,the,Bierkade,in,the,south,east,,the,Pavilioensgracht,in,the,south,west,,and,the,Gedempte,Burgwal,in,the,north,west,Important,streets,in,the,area,include,the,Wagenstraat,車仔街,and,the,Sint,Jacobsstraat,聖雅各街
The,area,was,originally,a,Jewish,quarter,After,the,Second,World,War,,the,neighbourhood,grew,vacant,and,impoverished,After,a,revamp,by,the,municipality,in,the,1970s,,the,area,became,increasingly,inhabited,by,Chinese,people,Today,,the,city,government,of,The,Hague,actively,promotes,diversity,when,compared,to,another,Dutch,city,of,Amsterdam,and,has,claimed,that,ethnic,tourism,has,risen,in,the,city3,Another,source,claims,that,The,Hagues,Chinatown,is,,an,attempt,to,draw,together,the,Dutch,and,Chinese,identities,at,work,in,the,area4
See,also
Chinese,people,in,thotels,the,hague,holland,,hotel,the,hague,,chinatown,the,hague,,airport,the,hague,,hotels,the,hague,city,centre,,hotels,the,hague,netherlands,Chinatown,,The,Hague
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