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Then she drifted down to China Town -
And you all know where that is -
Where slitty-eyed Chinks take 40 winks
And she's known as Lime house Liz

And she lives on dope and tarry rope,
She'd never have started the racket
But one day she went on a charabanc ride
And 'One Lung' gave her a packet!

-- from Limehouse Liz, a popular music-hall song

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It would not be long before the "eccentric local colour" provided by the Chinese in Lime house would be exploited to the very utmost. Because the popular idea of London's Chinese Quarter was inextricably linked with the opium den, changing attitudes towards opium and the control of drugs in general informed the ways in which the district was envisaged. As drug use became increasingly criminalised, Chinese Lime house became synonymous with crime. The Victorian gothic romance of opium was to develop into a sensational melodrama of the occult machinations of its twentieth-century Chinamen traffickers

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So the profits are there to be had, but can the independent Chinese restaurants, often one-man bands who have been in Chinatown for decades, be the ones to extract them? “There is footfall,” Man admits, “but they don’t spend money. The tourists come over, have a photo taken and disappear. They go to the KFC

West End Chinatown Tenants’ Association

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DC, Chinatown was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants. Today, mostly as a result of development and gentrification, fewer than 300 Chinese Americans live in the neighborhood. The historical development of the neighborhood speaks both to the vibrant immigrant community that once lived there and the indomitable will of those who remain to fight against social and racial injustice.

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Collection of statements related to unity, authenticity, brand image, continuity, culture, empowerment

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·      In 1875, the jurisdictional competence of the Province to deny the franchise to people of Chinese origin was affirmed (British Columbia, Statutes, 35 Vict., 1875: ch. 26, s. 22).

·      Clause 122 of the Land Act deemed it unlawful “for a commissioner to issue a preemption record of any Crown land, or to sell any portion thereof to any Chinese” (British Columbia, Statutes, 51 Vict., 1884: ch. 16).

·      By 1900, an anti-Chinese clause was introduced in government contracts that refused provincial aid to public works contractors who employed “Orientals” (British Columbia, Journals of the Legislative Assembly, 1900: vol. 29, p. 125).
> In 1908, Britain passed the Poisons and Pharmacy Act. In 1909, the first International Opium Conference was held in Shanghai calling for a stricter control of opiates, a second was held in 1912, and a third in 1914 in The Hague.

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This paper discusses some of the main findings of a recently completed research project on London's Chinatown funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council within its diasporas, migration and identities programme. This involved interviews with a range of key informants and over 50 individual Chinese people living in London about their experience and feelings about Chinatown. The paper focuses on London's Chinatown's role in the construction and maintenance of diasporic identity and practice. It highlights the importance of Chinatown to Chinese people from a range of backgrounds and migratory statuses. For many, especially newcomers, it play an essential role in their every day lives and is the first port of call for information, employment and support networks. For others, its symbolic role may be more important. Chinatown was seen as essential in acknowledging their presence and in promoting a sense of belonging. The growing importance of formal and informal economic and political links with the government of the People's Republic of China has major implications for Chinatown and for the 'diaspora' which are explored in the paper.

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>The connection between China and London has developed recently, with China hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, before handing the baton on to London.  A series of cultural and business exchanges and exhibitions have increased awareness about Chinese culture for many Londoners.  The Trafalgar Square celebration of Chinese New Year is now a firm fixture on London's Festival Calendar.

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London’s “Save Chinatown Campaign” and the “Trolley Riot” in Milan In May 2003, the property developer Rosewheel Ltd bought the lease for the massive Sandringham building at the east side of London’s Chinatown, with the plan to turn it into a mall aiming at attracting high street brand names. A year later, local Chinese businesses, there for more than 20 years, were given notice to quit the tenancy. A Campaign was set by activists led by Min Quan and supported by major Chinatown organisations, targeting both the developer and Westminster Council, which had sold the lease without consultation. The argument from the developer’s perspective was simply put as a legal matter, shared by a section of the local community that opposed the campaign7 . Save Chinatown argued against the injustice done to small family enterprises and the danger of rents going up to boost the corporation’s profits; above all, they focused on the disruption of Chinatown’s community and on an overall threat to Chinatown’s “specific character”8 . After about a year and at least 3,000 Petition Signatures, the campaign gradually faded out as it did not manage to ensure Council support and the plan went on, leading to 20 evictions by March 2005; the mall was built, but no brand names were attracted9 . Meanwhile, the Council launched its regeneration project announced since 2003 with a clear recognition of the area’s economic potential10, but this time with consultation and collaboration with the local Chinese business community.

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1. Concept of Nine dragons (bring good fortune)
2. Feng shui on maps
3.

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> Chinatown sits in a valuable central location
in London, nestling between Covent Garden,
Leicester Square, Soho and the shopping
area of Oxford Street to the north.
> accessible for users travelling on foot
> As it is not a big place, if a new restaurant is sought, one need just walk through the streets one by one in circles & Loops, browsing.
> easy transport access
> Several Entrances
> still hidden- need better
tourist navigation
> stakeholders- want tourists to stay longer for sightseeing

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> Food
> Bright colors - RED
> Oriental products
> street activities
> Signages
> three symbols- Gates, lions, Pagodas
> Art & Craft
> Youth culture

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1. Translater and interpreters
2.

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1666 - Great fir of London
1670-80 - Gerrard street (Lord)
- Nicholas Barbon
1790- Leicester house
18th - first moves in as employees
of Est India comp.
1840 - Britain takes over Hong
kong - pawing way !
1880 - first chinatown rooted.
Sailors and traders
Shops & cafes
1914- 30 Chinese businesses
1939-45 - Bombing damages Limehouse - It moves west- Soho
1950 - 2000 Chinese
- return of far east soldiers
1960 - movement of Families
1970s - Schools and cinemas
1970-80 - the imperial city (unlike other towns all over the world)
1978 - LCCA formed
1979 - Chinese community center
1980- the Newport Sandringham Building was constructed, with a
multi-storey car park and waste depot contained
within it, which served both Chinatown and the West End.
1984 - collaboration -Greater London Council, Westminster City
Council, and the local Chinese commu- restoration of Lisle Strt.
1985 - first chinese new year
1980s- > pedestrianised streets, pagodas, chinese gates, furniture
> Three sites of Chinatown
2002- Chinese new year expansion to leicester and trafalgar sq.
2005 - Soho conversation area
2016 - new china gate- duke of york - prince Andrew- by chinese artisans - Qing dynasty

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1. St. Martin’s Field.
2. In 1615, the newly created
“Military Company” acquired the region using it as
a training ground, building a perimeter wall and later
a huge gymnasium.
3. In 1666, the Great Fire of London
ravaged the city and destroyed some 13,000 homes.
After the fire, attention was focused on St. Martin’s
Field as a development site, which led to the
construction of Gerrard Street and Newport Market

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1.2007 -prince of wales , duchess of Cornwall visit
2. Westminter city council
3. The aspiration that emerged was quite
simple; for London’s Chinatown to be
‘the best Chinatown in the world’ and to
recognise Asian culture and diversity.