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It is a known fact of social sciences that minority ethnic groups in a foreign country tend to bunch together, often for company and mutual
One manifestation of this are "Chinatowns", which feature in countless cities worldwide. Streets with ''paifang'' arches at the entrance, full of Chinese restaurants, shops, acupuncturists, and so on, they have become a rich source for scriptwriters.
Want to have [[The Triads and the Tongs|Triad]] members in a story? Have them in Chinatown. Ming dynasty vases being sold illegally? Chinatown. [[Opium Den
Expect a [[wikipedia:Dragon dance|dragon dance]] at some point.
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* [[Toronto]] has a large Chinese population, and neighborhoods with Chinese signage.
* [[The Windy City]] also has one, which too is imaginatively referred to as Chinatown.
* [[Sao Paulo|São Paulo]] has Bairro da Liberdade which is something like this, but with a little twist, instead of Chinese
* [[Boston (useful notes)|Boston]]'s Chinatown made an appearance in ''[[The Departed]]''; it used to have something of a reputation, but nowadays is no more dangerous than any other major urban center.
* And of course [[San Francisco]] has the largest, oldest, and most famous Chinatown in America.
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