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Chinese migration to Britain has a history of at least a century and a half. From the 1800s until 1945, it is estimated 20,000 had emigrated to Britain. [33] The British East India Company, which controlled the importation of popular Chinese commodities such as tea, ceramics and silks, began employing Chinese seamen in the middle of the 19th ...
In the 1970s and 1980s many Chinese working in Soho continued to work there but began moving to suburbs. Non-Chinese began replacing the Chinese in Soho in the 1980s. [2] As of the late 1980s Soho remained the centre of the London Chinese community. [3] The Chinese were not involved in the development of the Soho LGBT community. [4]
Middle Chinese (formerly known as Ancient Chinese) or the Qieyun system (QYS) is the historical variety of Chinese recorded in the Qieyun, a rime dictionary first published in 601 and followed by several revised and expanded editions.
Mandarin Chinese – 30,820 All other Chinese – 118,271 Japanese – 22,548 Korean – 12,117 All other East Asian languages – 12,001 Number of speakers in England & Wales as a main language, of all usual residents aged 3 and over, from the 2021 census. [2] Religion; Buddhism, Christianity, East Asian religions, Islam, Non-religious, others
The Chinese Arch in Liverpool's Chinatown is the largest such arch outside of China. From the beginning of Chinese settlement in the ports of London and Liverpool, there were no Chinatowns but communities of mixed families. Because few Chinese women were able to come to Britain, Chinese seamen established homes with local women.
Chinese–United Kingdom relations (simplified Chinese: 中英关系; traditional Chinese: 中英關係; pinyin: Zhōng-Yīng guānxì), more commonly known as British–Chinese relations, Anglo-Chinese relations and Sino-British relations, are the interstate relations between China (with its various governments through history) and the United Kingdom.
The social history of England evidences many social and societal changes over the history of England, from Anglo-Saxon England to the contemporary forces upon the Western world. These major social changes have occurred both internally and in its relationship with other nations.
Frank Soo, first player of Chinese descent to play in the Football League, and the first non-white player to represent England; Alex Hua Tian, Olympic event rider, [15] gave up his British Citizenship in order to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as part of the Chinese team; Rory Underwood, former English rugby union rugby player; Eurasian