Wednesday, January 16, 2008




In honor of the truth commenting the past that had have to leave been contribute positive to the progress in Peru.

The arrived of the Chinese immigration that came since 149 years ago. People, calm, peaceful, of tranquil nature that their best virtues are the effort and the tenacity, that permitted through the time in honorable and worthy of respect.

Why, the immigration Chinese in Peru?

In the period of the president Ramon Castilla, by 1854 years ago, he emitted a decree very important in the history of Peru, that offered the liberty or to set free to people color slaves, they was from to Africa specify brought by spaniards to the New Continent.

Then, Peru opened to gain entrance to Asia, they arrived the first Chinese that in majority they were of Canton to worked in the cultivations of the cane of zugar, lof the railoard line. In the first time they worked in the departament of Cañete and Ica, call little north of Peru. The trip time for 120 days, they arrived the ships to the port of call Callao; with thousand persons Chinese colonist since 1849 to 1925 more less, they were more people of Canton and they stayed in the city Lima capital of Peru 75% also stayed in other place with Trujillo,Ica, Cañete...,

They liked with preference to Lima,in the Chinatown, in the high neigborhoods "Barrios Altos" next to the Area historic center of Lima.

In the fifty years ago, born new street "Capon", that is very famous to the present time by their "Chifas" that prepared typical foods. The Chinese immigrants originated chiefly of the province of Guangdong (Canton), Sichuan and Pekin.

"Chifa" is word mix between spanish and Chine."Chifa born,when called for eat, Chine said: "Chi fan", that mean "eat rice". So, the peruvians our to stay with this sentence "Chifa".

Then, Capon, there are many "Chifas" a lot of quality and prestige with the Ton Qui Sen, San Joy Lao, Men Yu, Koung y Tong Po, " Chinatown also has activites social with to Celebrete The New Year Chino.that it is in the month January o February or the part of the moon, that prepared grateful by the harvest".

There is an arch very big, that mean " under sky all the people are similar or egual"

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