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Chinese in PH Local History

Maps of Parian

Map illustrating the location of the various parians in Manila. A 1671 map in the book The Chinese in the Philipines, 1570-1770, vol. 1 shows the locations of the various parians in Manila. Arabic numbers marked the sequence of eight parians: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

Whenever Chinatown in Manila is mentioned, what comes to the mind of people nowadays would be Ongpin Street in Binondo, which became the symbol of Chinatown in Manila since 1923. Formerly Sacristia Street, Ongpin Street was named in honor of Roman Ongpin. Before that, was there a Chinatown in Manila? Where was it, if ever? […]