Barrio Chino.

Barrio Chino

It is said that the history of Chinatown, located in Mexico City, beginning at the time of Porfirio Diaz, because during it, was the first mutual agreement with the Chinese government and Japanese, which led to thousands of immigrants not only from these countries but Filipinos, Koreans and Indonesians come to Mexico to escape poverty, ranking it in this downtown neighborhood.

Some of these immigrants settled and set up their businesses and raised their children, but many dispersed the northern states of the country, on the border with the United States, especially in Mexicali, where "chinoiserie" was strengthened to such an extent , who formed their own families enabling them to resist the attacks of the revolutionary government, which sought to actually seize the assets of the thriving community, but to fight for racial purity.

The most famous neighborhood of Mexico City, is located just across the street from Dolores and Moroccan in the Historic Center, is walking its length it covers only a single block, but here you can see various locations such as restaurants and shops that reflect or transmit exactly what is Chinese culture.

One of the restaurants with greater significance is the restaurant called Shan Ghai, have neighbors to Infinite World magazine, which has an age of 40 years and was the first to be established in the aforementioned neighborhood, according to foreign sources, that little locally laid the foundation for creating a community and cultural center now known as Chinatown.

Chinese culture is certainly enigmatic and even abroad, is on Dolores Street, where Asian families Mexicans share their unique celebrations, such as the celebration of the Chinese New Year, and that is between 21 January to February 19, when carrying out this festival, this year was the bull. It is said that people born under this sign are determined, willful, and stubborn patients. Natural leaders, although they may be too introverted and judgmental.

The Chinese system of astrology is based on cycles of 60 years, ruled by animals, according to tradition, Buddha, seeing his death next wanted to bring all the world's animals, but only twelve animals showed up. The first to arrive was the rat and then reached over 11 animals: the bull, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and finally the pig, explained.

As a reward for religious devotion he gave these animals, the Buddha became the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac, each animal rules a year and this influences the personality and character of all those born in that year.

For the Chinese, the year begins with the first new moon of the solar year. The festivities culminate 15 days later, with the full moon.

The number fifteen plays a very important role to mark the rhythms that precede and follow the Chinese New Year.

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