悉尼唐人街
市场城
金唾液,又名风水树

悉尼唐人街(又称悉尼华埠英语Sydney Chinatown)是澳大利亚新南威尔士州悉尼中心商务区南部的一个华人社区,位于干草市场(Haymarket),中央火车站达令港(Darling Harbour)之间。悉尼唐人街亦是悉尼市地方政府区域(Local Government Area, LGA)的一部分,以及澳大利亚最大的唐人街

历史

1848年以来,澳大利亚已有华人的足迹,当时华人大多是以“卖猪仔”的身份到澳大利亚做劳工。[1]

1851年维多利亚淘金潮兴起,成千上万的华人涌到澳大利亚。他们在悉尼码头附近的岩石区(The Rocks)开设了第一批华人商店和旅馆,建立起唐人街的雏形。[1]

1860年代起,唐人街迁至达令港(Darling Harbour)市场街附近的地区,并伸展至不远处的莎梨山(Surry Hills)。[1]

1920年代前,悉尼市议会在现址重建达令港附近的市场,悉尼的第三个唐人街应运而生。由于唐人街几经变迁,因此悉尼华人社区有“悉尼的中国龙,脚在岩石区,身在喜市场(即干草市场),头在德信街”一说。[1]

位置

唐人街集中于德信街(Dixon Street),是一个中国餐馆林立的步行街购物中心,每端竖立起中式牌坊。At the eastern side, running parallel with 德信街, are 沙瑟街(Sussex Street), which has a number of shops, and 悉尼的主要大街之一的乔治街(George Street). At the eastern end of Chinatown, at the corner of 乔治街 and Hay Street, there is a 雕像 made from a 死树树干; named “金唾液”(Golden Water Mouth), it was said by its instigators to 风水 to the 华人社区. Other streets within Sydney's Chinatown include Factory Street, Goulburn Street, Little Hay Street, Pitt Street and Thomas Street.

At the southern side of Chinatown, next to Hay Street, a large complex called “市场城” has been built, behind the walls retained from the site's 旧式市场. It contains a 新式购物中心、餐馆、服装店、戏院and a Friday-to-Sunday produce and flea market trading as Paddy's Market, as well as a large residential high-rise building.

However since there are many 摩天大楼 in 悉尼, there are some concerns within the 华人社区 about the 楼宇高度限制 imposed by the 注重形象 地方政府当局.

There are also 卫星唐人街 that have emerged in the past two decades in several Sydney suburbs such as Ashfield, Cabramatta, Hurstville and Eastwood. 然而,悉尼唐人街仍然是澳籍华人社区的主要集中点。

谊园

为庆祝1988年澳大利亚建国二百周年纪念,悉尼华人社团倡议兴建一座中国传统园林,作为中澳两国人民的友谊象征。与此同时,中国广州市悉尼市友好城市广州市园林局于是与新南威尔士州政府合作,前者负责园林的设计与指导营造,后者负责斥资兴建。园林建于达令港地区(Darling Harbour Precinct)的悉尼唐人街西边,并命名为“谊园”(Chinese Garden of Friendship),意为“友谊之园”。谊园是中国境外少数的公众中国传统园林之一。[2][3]

人口

悉尼唐人街的华人人口当中,广府人的数目最为庞大。40%祖籍中山,24%祖籍高要,20%祖籍东莞,10%祖籍四邑(大多来自台山新会[1]

参见

参考

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 悉尼唐人街(江苏侨网) (简体中文)
  2. ^ 悉尼谊园 (简体中文)
  3. ^ 澳大利亚悉尼“谊园”(中国广州:广州年鋻) (简体中文)

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外部链接

33°52′43.61″S 151°12′14.69″E / 33.8787806°S 151.2040806°E / -33.8787806; 151.2040806

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