Pekan Cina Incheon" on mswiki

{{short description|Chinatown in Incheon, South Korea}}
{{Infobox organization
| name             = Incheon Chinatown 
| image            =   
| native_name      = {{lang|ko|인천차이나타운}}
| type             = 
| foundation       = 
| founder          = [[People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy]]
| location_city    = [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]
| locations        = 인천광역시 중구 선린동,북성동 일대 인천중부경찰서 앞
| homepage         = {{URL|http://www.ichinatown.or.kr/}}
}}

'''Incheon's Chinatown''' is [[Korea|Korea's]] only official [[Chinatown]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = [인천 가볼만한 곳]차이나타운 한중문화관|url = http://incheonblog.kr/2611|website = 인천시 공식 티스토리 블로그|accessdate = 2015-12-07|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160405230423/http://incheonblog.kr/2611|archive-date = 2016-04-05|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = 중구시설관리공단 > 주요사업 > 근대건축전시관|url = http://www.icjgss.or.kr/main/business/culture.asp|website = www.icjgss.or.kr|accessdate = 2015-12-07}}</ref> It is in [[Jung-gu, Incheon|Jung-gu]] and was formed in 1884. It claims to be the largest Chinatown in South Korea, and features an 11-meter high Chinese-style gateway, or ''[[paifang]]''.  As of 2007 few ethnic Chinese live in the Incheon Chinatown.<ref>Onishi, Norimitsu. "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E2DA1631F931A35750C0A9619C8B63&sec=travel&spon=&pagewanted=1 South Korea's Main Chinatown Lacks Only the Chinese]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. March 2, 2007. Retrieved on March 8, 2015.</ref> There are both many food and various attractions in Incheon chinatown.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 인천 차이나타운맛집 중화요리 담, 여름철 냉짜장-중국식냉면 인기|url = http://news.mtn.co.kr/health/view.mtn?gidx=2015072316200135127|website = MTN|accessdate = 2015-12-02}}</ref>

[[File:Incheon Chinatown.jpg|thumb|Incheon Chinatown]]
[[File:Buildings in Chinatown, Incheon.jpg|thumb|Buildings in Chinatown, Incheon]]

==History==
The history of Incheon Chinatown is over 100 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 인천 차이나타운 ‘100년 캡슐’ 열렸다 : 뉴스 : 동아닷컴|url = http://news.donga.com/3/all/20150709/72368004/1|website = news.donga.com|accessdate = 2015-11-28}}</ref>  While not all traditional culture of the first generation has been preserved, the area still harbors many of the flavors of China.<ref name="english.visitkorea.or.kr"/>

Incheon became a China-friendly city after the modern opening of late 1800s. Korea started modern trade by signing the [[China–Korea Treaty of 1882]] treaty with China in 1882.<ref name="능허대~차이나타운 통교’의 역사는 흐른다">{{Cite web|title = 능허대~차이나타운 ‘통교’의 역사는 흐른다|url = http://www.kihoilbo.co.kr/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=629258|website = 기호일보|accessdate = 2015-11-28}}</ref> Incheon's Chinatown area came into being with the opening of the [[Port of Incheon|Incheon Port]] in 1883 and Incheon's designation as an extraterritoriality of the [[Qing dynasty|Ching Dynasty]].<ref name="english.visitkorea.or.kr">{{Cite web|title = Incheon China Town (인천 차이나타운) {{!}} Official Korea Tourism Organization|url = http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264513|website = english.visitkorea.or.kr|accessdate = 2015-12-07}}</ref> After this,  'Incheon Chinese Society' (華僑)  begun in earnest by establishing  '淸國專管租界' (Chinese Settlement) in today's Incheon in 1885.<ref name="능허대~차이나타운 통교’의 역사는 흐른다" /> An 1883 report indicated that 63 Chinese people lived there. And they increased to 235 people in one year. In 1892, they increased to 637 people, and they increased to about 1000 people in early 1900.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 주간조선 - 1등 인터넷뉴스 조선닷컴|url = http://weekly1.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/11/23/2007112300820.html|website = weekly1.chosun.com|accessdate = 2015-11-28}}</ref> Overseas Chinese who currently live in Incheon in 2015 number 50,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 인천 개항누리길 도보여행|url = http://www.kookje.co.kr/news2011/asp/newsbody.asp?code=1600&key=20140919.22026190407|website = 국제신문|accessdate = 2015-11-28}}</ref> 'Incheon Chinatown' improved the relationship of Korea and China ''.''<ref name="능허대~차이나타운 통교’의 역사는 흐른다" /> Incheon Chinatown street name will change to China's well-known street or city names in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 베이징로·난징로…인천 차이나타운에 중국 거리 조성|url = http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2015/10/13/0200000000AKR20151013125600065.HTML?input=1195m|website = 연합뉴스|accessdate = 2015-12-14|language = ko-KR}}</ref> Today, the Chinese residents of Chinatown are mostly 2nd or 3rd generation descendents of the early Chinese settlers.<ref name="english.visitkorea.or.kr" />

== Activity ==
Incheon Chinatown provides people with various food, attractions. In Incheon Chinatown, there are many food such as Sweet and Sour pork, Assorted Seafood and Vegetables with Mustard Sauce, Noodles with Black Soybean Sauce(Jajangmyeon), Fortune Cookie, Mooncake, Gongal Bread (Pita Bread) and so on.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 먹거리종류 {{!}} 인천차이나타운|url = http://www.ichinatown.or.kr/food/class.asp|website = www.ichinatown.or.kr|accessdate = 2015-11-28}}</ref> On the busy streets of Korea's biggest Chinatown in Incheon stands Gonghwachun, one of the most popular Chinese restaurants among tourists to the area.<ref>{{Cite web|title = [Weekender] Incheon’s 100 years of Chinese diaspora|url = http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140801000822|website = www.koreaherald.com|accessdate = 2015-11-28}}</ref> And Moon Cake is a kind of bread, which is baked in a round moon-shaped food. It is a symbol of China's traditional Thanksgiving foods like a rice cake in Korea.<ref>{{Cite web|title = [영상중국] 중추절 앞두고 99.9% 순금 월병 등장|url = http://www.ajunews.com/view/20150908165824269|website = www.ajunews.com|accessdate = 2015-11-28|language = ko-KR}}</ref> And Gongal Bread (Pita Bread) is a kind of Chinese bread. It is called a Chinese pancake. Inside the bread, it is empty and the only outer part of the bread is inflately baked.<ref>{{Cite web|title = [한국 속 작은 중국, 인천 차이나타운] 100년 자장면의 맛 ‘만다복’ 공갈빵·화덕만두 대명사 ‘송’|url = http://www.kyeonggi.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=751337|website = 경기일보|accessdate = 2015-11-28}}</ref> There are also many places to buy various things such as Chipao, Antique Pottery, Traditional Tea, Jewelry and Accessories, and Tea cup sets.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 살거리 {{!}} 인천차이나타운|url = http://www.ichinatown.or.kr/buying/buying.asp|website = www.ichinatown.or.kr|accessdate = 2015-11-28}}</ref> Chipao is a China's traditional costume. All men and women can wear this costume. but, It is usually referred to a dress for women.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 중국옷|url = http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1143447&cid=40942&categoryId=32086|website = terms.naver.com|accessdate = 2015-11-28}}</ref> Also, Incheon Chinatown has many attractions such as Paeru, 義善堂(Chinese temple),  History of Three States Mural Street, Korea and China Cultural Center, etc.  Paeru  is a Chinese traditional gate installed in the village entrance, '義善堂'  is temple of Chinese, History of Three States Mural Street is decorated with murals with the explanation of important scenes of History of Three States.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = [SN여행] 볼거리와 먹을거리가 가득한 인천 속의 중국 '차이나타운' - 지식교양채널 시선뉴스|url = http://www.sisunnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=25839|website = www.sisunnews.co.kr|accessdate = 2015-12-02}}</ref> Incheon Chinatown is located close to other outing such as Freedom Park, Songwoldong Fairytale town, [[Wolmido]], and so on.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title = 이국적이고 동심이 있는 차이나타운·동화마을 오세요|url = http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2015/10/07/0200000000AKR20151007135200030.HTML?input=1195m|website = 연합뉴스|accessdate = 2015-12-02|language = ko-KR}}</ref>[[File:탕수육.jpg|thumb|Sweet and sour pork]]
[[File:짜장면.jpg|thumb|Noodles with Black Soybean Sauce(Jajangmyeon)]]

===Attractions related to China===

There are many attractions related to China. These are a school for Overseas Chinese, The Coast of Catholicism, Korea and China Cultural Center, History of Three States Mural Street, Chinese Village Culture Experience, etc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Incheon chinatown|url=http://www.ichinatown.or.kr/sight/china.asp}}</ref> A school for overseas Chinese is on the second floor in masonry building that was constructed in 1934.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 가톨릭 신문 신문기사 보기|url = http://www.catholictimes.org/view.aspx?AID=268857|website = www.catholictimes.org|accessdate = 2015-12-01}}</ref> The Coast of Catholicism is currently used as an education place of the Catholic Church.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 중국관련볼거리 {{!}} 인천차이나타운|url = http://www.ichinatown.or.kr/sight/china.asp|website = www.ichinatown.or.kr|accessdate = 2015-12-01}}</ref> Korea and China Cultural Center built in 2005 is a place that plays a major role in the history and cultural exchanges between Korea and China.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 한중문화관 관광축제 - 2015 문화를 관광하다|url = http://www.ajunews.com/view/20151022131746309|website = www.ajunews.com|accessdate = 2015-12-01|language = ko-KR}}</ref> History of Three States Mural Street means the walls that are decorated with murals and tiles with the explanation of important scenes of History of Three States on both sides of the road.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Incheon's Chinatown a Home from Home for Taiwanese Visitor|url = http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/04/20/2012042001212.html|website = english.chosun.com|accessdate = 2015-12-01}}</ref>

===Attractions related to Japan===
There are attractions related to Japan. They are the Old Japanese consulate general, Japan banks, and an Arched gate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Incheon chinatown|url=http://www.ichinatown.or.kr/sight/japan.asp}}</ref>

===Nearby Tourist Attractions===
There are Freedom Park, Wolmido Island, Sinpo Market, Incheon Art Platform, Dapdong Catholic Church, Fairytale town, etc. in near Incheon Chinatown  .<ref>{{Cite web|title = 인근관광지 > 자유공원 {{!}} 인천차이나타운|url = http://www.ichinatown.or.kr/sight/tourist/freedom_park.asp|website = www.ichinatown.or.kr|accessdate = 2015-12-01}}</ref> [[File:동화마을정문.jpg|thumb|Fairytale town]]
[[File:동화마을-풍차.jpg|thumb|Fairytale town landscape]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Yi Jung-hee. ''A Country Without a Chinatown'', Joseon Ilbo, 2000
* Yang Phil-seoung. 2004. A country without a Chinatown: Yesterday and Today in the Overseas Chinese Economy of Korea
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[[Category:Ethnic enclaves in South Korea]]
[[Category:Chinatowns in Asia|Incheon]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Incheon]]
[[Category:Murals in South Korea]]
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