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Glodok (Chinese: 裹踱刻; pinyin: guǒ duó kè) is an urban village of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The area is also known as Pecinan or Chinatown since the Dutch colonial era, and is considered the biggest in Indonesia. Majority of the traders and residents of Glodok are Chinese descent. The area dates back to colonial times when in ...
1685 – The French colonization of Texas began with the landing of colonists led by Robert de La Salle near Matagorda Bay. 1959 – Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro CF-105 Arrow (pictured) interceptor-aircraft program amid much political debate.
Chinatown (Chinese: 唐人街) is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
English: The Gateway to the Glodok Chinatown at the Pancoran street in Jakarta, Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia: Pintu masuk (gapura) ke kawasan pecinan Glodok di Jalan Pancoran di kecamatan Taman Sari, Jakarta Barat.
The Bellaire Chinatown is about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Downtown Houston. [4] It is over 6 square miles (16 km 2), making it among the largest automobile-centric Chinatowns in the Southern United States. [3] The Chinatown is located on a mostly treeless plain. [13] The community is between Westchase and the City of Sugar Land.
Kim Tek Ie Temple, also called Vihara Dharma Bhakti, also known as 金德院 (Mandarin Jīn dé yuàn or Hokkien Kim Tek Ie), is a klenteng (a local term for a Chinese temple) located in the China Town neighborhood of Glodok, Jakarta, Indonesia. Completed in 1650, Vihara Dharma Bhakti is the oldest Chinese temple in Jakarta.
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For years, China Elementary hosted an annual Chinaberry Festival, to celebrate the city's people and history. The festival featured a parade, local country musicians, and many booths fielded by local vendors and church groups. However the elementary school has not hosted the festival since the destruction of Hurricane Rita in 2005. Instead the ...