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Chinatowns in Australia is a term used to describe major Chinese ethnic enclaves in Australia, especially those that claim to retain a strong Chinese cultural identity and a strong relationship with China. Chinatowns exist in most Australian states and territories, especially in the highly-populous and cosmopolitan capital cities but
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Chinatowns existed on Greys Avenue in Auckland and Haining Street in Wellington up until the 1970s, and there is a growing community in both Christchurch and Dunedin. The first early Chinese immigrants to New Zealand were Cantonese from Guangdong Province, who immigrated as a result of the Otago gold rush of 1861.
Melbourne's Chinatown originated during the Victorian gold rush in 1851, and is notable as the oldest Chinatown in Australia. It has also been claimed to be the longest continuously running Chinese community outside of Asia, but only because the 1906 San Francisco earthquake all but destroyed the Chinatown in San Francisco in California.
Sydney's Chinatown is the setting and film location of the music video for David Bowie's 1983 single China Girl. [22] Parts of Sydney Chinatown appear in the 1999 film Two Hands; A scene for Dulcea's compound in 20th Century Fox's 1995 superhero film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie [23] Appeared in The Wolverine in October 2012 [24]
Chinese immigrants arriving in Chinatown, Melbourne, 1866. Chinese peoples have a long and continuing role in Australian history. There were early links between China and Australia when Macau and Canton were used as an important trading ports with the fledgling colony.