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Chinatown in Budapest is also called Monori Center. There is a funny fact that unlike Chinatowns in Western countries where pagoda-shaped buildings and lively street food vendors are found everywhere, but the Monori Center is a quiet commercial town; if it weren't for the Chinese signs above the storefronts, it could be mistaken for a sleepy outlet mall. But nonetheless, the depth of food options can make it a worthwhile destination.

Definition
Chinatown is an area where the Chinese live in cities in other countries. Chinatowns were formed because the Chinese emigrated overseas and became local minorities. Facing the new environment, they needed to help each other in the same boat and live in groups. Therefore, most Chinatowns are a testimony to the history of overseas Chinese. Besides, Chinatown spreads all over the world, bringing Chinese culture to all parts of the world. Chinatown maintains Chinese customs, speaking Mandarin or the dialects of various provinces. There are Chinese department stores, Chinese bookstores, schools, newspapers, Chinese associations, Chinese temples, and ancestral halls. In the eyes of foreigners, Chinatown is "Little China", and it continues Chinese culture. For foreigners, Chinatown is the first step in understanding China. The commerce in Chinatown has become increasingly diversified, contributing to the prosperity of the host country.

History
There are two waves of Chinese immigration, the first one takes place between 1989 and 1992. Chinese took the advantage of no visa requirements and economic opportunities after the fall of communism at that time. There were more than 30,000 Chinese people, it made Budapest become home to the biggest Chinese community in Central Europe. Most Chinese immigrants were unskilled, hard-working people hailing from villages and small towns in Eastern China — mainly Zhejiang and Fujian provinces — looking for a better life in Europe. In the beginning, Chinese people sold low-priced imported Chinese products，on the margin of Budapest. Some Chinese became wealthy, but as time went by, the market reached saturation point, some of them moved to Western Europe or returned to their hometowns in China to seek more job opportunities.

The second wave happens between 2013 and 2017, Unlike the first wave of immigrants, these newcomers were more cosmopolitan and well-off (the cost of a residency bond ranged from €250,000 to €300,000), thousands of Chinese citizens purchased Hungarian residency bonds through an immigration-by-investment program implemented by the Hungarian government.

Cuisine
The longer Chinese stay in a foreign, the more eagerly they want to enjoy true-to-China dishes. Chinese breakfast is totally different from others, the classic Chinese morning foods, including different types of rice porridge (congee and xifan), pickled vegetables, deep-fried dough sticks (youtiao), steamed buns (baozi), scallion pancakes (cong you bing), and sweetened soy milk. Besides, The leading Chinese restaurants in Budapest don’t usually specialize in a particular region due to regional differences, in other words, the Chinese dishes from the main provinces like lazi ji chicken (Sichuan), lamian noodle soup (Lanzhou), and steamed dumplings (northeast) are served in one place: the Monori Center.