ChinaTown is located in the Belgrano neighborhood of the City of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The entrance arch is at the intersection of streets Arribeños and Juramento meters from the Belgrano C Station of the former Miter Railway that goes from Retiro to Tigre (Ramal Tigre).
The heart of Chinatown is two blocks from Calle Arribeños between Juramento and Olazabal.
Location of Chinatown: Oath height 1600 and Arribeños height 2100.
Information about Chinatown in Buenos Aires
Business is open every day from Monday to Monday, except for most typical restaurants, which are closed on Monday nights.
The Schedule of the Chinese Neighborhood of Belgrano in Buenos Aires is Varied.
The business of selling typical items are open every day, including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9am to 9pm. approximately. A few, Mondays close, if not a holiday.
Restaurants open at 12 noon and at night as in any other neighborhood. Most restaurants are closed on Monday night.
The supermarkets are open from Monday to Monday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and some until 9 p.m.
Chinatown in Buenos Aires
The Chinatown, a beautiful tourist place of Buenos Aires is a portion of the Belgrano neighborhood with a markedly oriental identity, defined by a wave of immigration during the 1980s, in which many families of Asian immigrants, mainly from Taiwan, settled.
These Chinese, Japanese and Taiwanese families quickly changed the appearance of the neighborhood with the opening of numerous restaurants of Asian cuisine, local to the street and even one of the first Buddhist temples of the city, Chong Kuan Temple, opened in 1988 on the street Montañeses.
The most recommended for a visit to Barrio Chino is to enter by the imposing arch of access, located in Juramento and Arribeños. Thus, you will see on both sides of the street shops and supermarkets with typical oriental products, from imported food to decoration objects or local manga and anime (cartoons and Japanese cartoons). All these shops, open from Monday to Friday, are especially filled with visitors at weekends, with street stalls of all kinds.
If you happen to be in Buenos Aires during the traditional celebration of the Chinese New Year (between the end of January and the beginning of February), we recommend you to visit the area to enjoy these celebrations with numerous musical shows, activities and a large fair with food stalls , Crafts, souvenirs and all kinds of oriental objects.
Curiosities of Chinatown in Buenos Aires
The arc of entrance to Chinatown, made of cement and stone, was brought unarmed from China to be assembled at the entrance of Arribeños Street. It measures 11 meters high, has three levels of tiles and the ends of the roofs adorned with dragons; Each column ends with a stone lion carved at the base.
Chinese New Year
Year of the Fire Rooster
For two days, Chinatown celebrates the new year. As it is traditional in this area of Belgrano, we invite you to live a unique cultural experience. On January 28 begins the year of the Gallo de Fuego and on February 4 and 5, you will be able to celebrate it in the Plaza "Parques Nacionales Argentinos".
Hundreds of gastronomic stalls, workshops and exhibitions will be added to a large stage where there will be different shows. The activities highlight the oriental culture in all its expression and range from martial arts to Chinese calligraphy. The event will feature music, dances and the legendary Chinese Dragon.
"Buenos Aires Celebrates Chinese New Year" is organized by the Under secretariat of Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism of the City of Buenos with the Golden Wall Foundation and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China.
Do not miss this proposal where the joy and the family celebration are transferred to the streets of Buenos Aires!
A little history of chinatown
Chinese New Year also known as Spring Festival is based on the scalendar traditionally used in China. Celebrations begin on the first day of the moon month and end with the Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day. It is a period full of celebrations, where millions of people travel to their places of origin, and they happen special meals and fireworks.
