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Limehouse: London's Old Chinatown

This discussion examines the history of London's first Chinatown in the Limehouse district, detailing its origins with the arrival of Chinese seamen in the late 18th century and its expansion into areas like Pennyfields. It describes the community's social life, businesses, and initial lack of significant notice by the wider London public. Crucially, the text highlights how fiction and media sensationalism drastically transformed the perception of Limehouse into a place associated with vice and criminality, despite the community's generally law-abiding nature. Ultimately, the destruction caused by World War II bombings and subsequent demolition in the 1960s led to the relocation of London's Chinatown to Soho.