# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Virtual Walk: India's Oldest Chinatown
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 02 Aug, 2020 at 01:30 pm – Sun, 02 Aug, 2020 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Book tickets here: https://www.townscript.com/e/virtual-walk-indias-old-chinatown-203403

Calcutta boasts the oldest Chinatown in the world outside the sphere of Chinese cultural influence in Southeast Asia. The Chinese community from several villages in South China started arriving and settling in Calcutta, a thriving colonial capital, since the late 1770s. Soon they started calling the city home, with only formal ties with their original homeland. The Chinese in Calcutta excelled as artisans and later, as restaurateurs, and built Taoist temples in their settlement in Tiretta Bazar. A thriving Chinatown thus came up in the center of the city, adding to the ethnic and cultural diversity to Calcutta.

In this walk, we will explore what remains of this Old Chinatown of Kolkata. We will visit 5 Chinese temples, learn about the Chinese culture and traditions unique to the Kolkata Chinese, and explore their connections with the Indian freedom movement as well as the Chinese revolution of 1911-12.

The walk will be conducted via zoom. Participation link will be shared with all those who have registered 24 hours before the tour via email.


Timing: 19:00-21:00 (IST) | 14:30-16:30 (UK) | 9:30-11:30 (US-Eastern) 


Walk Leader: Chelsea McGill and Dr Tathagata Neogi
Please get in touch on see@heritagewalkcalcutta.com if you have any queries.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/online/virtual-walk-indias-oldest-chinatown/200019922887742
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Virtual Walk: India's Oldest Chinatown being held?
  - **A:** Virtual Walk: India's Oldest Chinatown takes place on Sun, 02 Aug, 2020 at 01:30 pm to Sun, 02 Aug, 2020 at 03:30 pm at Online.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Virtual Walk: India's Oldest Chinatown?
  - **A:** Virtual Walk: India's Oldest Chinatown is organized by Heritage Walk Calcutta.
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  - **A:** Heritage Walk Calcutta has 128+ followers on AllEvents, reflecting a trusted and active community of event-goers who follow their events. Heritage Walk Calcutta has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.

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