Manila\'s Chinatown - The world\'s oldest Chinatown

Established in 1594, Manila\'s Chinatown (Binondo) claimed to be the oldest Chinatown in the World. Today, other than the Chinatown Gate, few Chinese street names and few Chinese restaurants, you probably would not see much things with Chinese culture in the area. In fact, the whole area becomes a local market for its locals to buy and sell various items, like clothing, handbags, handicrafts etc. Ironically, the day I visited this Chinatown, I was greeted with a huge crowd of local Filipinos and not a single soul of Chinese was in sight.