Zhonghe Myanmar Street

Zhonghe Myanmar Street
Burma Street
Little Burma
Myanmar Street
Nanyang Sightseeing Food Street
Native name中和緬甸街 (Chinese)
Typestreet
LocationZhonghe, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates24°59′02.6″N 121°30′29.0″E / 24.984056°N 121.508056°E / 24.984056; 121.508056
Other
Known forBurmese community

The Zhonghe Myanmar Street (Chinese: 中和緬甸街; pinyin: Zhōnghé Miǎndiàn Jiē) is an area name along the Huaxin Street (Chinese: 華新街; pinyin: Huáxīn Jiē) in Zhonghe District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

History

In the 1980s, many descendants of Republic of China Armed Forces migrated to Taiwan from Myanmar and Thailand seeking for a better life. Many of them settled in Zhonghe around this street area. The older generations of these people were the troops stationed in southern China who remained the country after the end of Chinese Civil War and the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. Those soldiers waited for Chiang Kai-shek's command, who has fled to Taiwan along with his troops, to retake back the mainland from the People's Liberation Army. Since the retake never happened, some of those troops migrated to Myanmar (then part of British India) and Thailand, and some also repatriated to Taiwan, with thousands more coming in the following decades.[1][2]

Architecture

There are few little Burmese temples along the street.[3]

Demographics

There are estimated around 40,000 Burmese-descendant people reside around the street area. It is the largest community of Burmese-Chinese people outside Myanmar.[3]

Business

The street is filled with many Burmese cuisine restaurants.[4][5]

Gallery

Activities

The street is the venue for the annual Thingyan festival.[3]

Transportation

The area is accessible within walking distance south of Nanshijiao Station of Taipei Metro.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Muslim Experience in Taipei". The News Lens International Edition. 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Photo Essay | Taipei's Huaxin Street: Myanmar Community in Taiwan". The Irrawaddy. 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Kembel, Nick (17 December 2018). "A Food Tour of Burma Street in Zhonghe, New Taipei City". Spiritual Travels.
  4. ^ "Myanmar Street". New Taipei City Travel. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ Chang, Nora (7 October 2018). "Hidden exotic street in New Taipei City: Taiwan's Little Burma | The China Post".
  6. ^ "Taiwan's 'Little Burma'". thediplomat.com.
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