{"id":104673,"date":"2017-05-31T04:47:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T08:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=104673"},"modified":"2017-05-31T04:47:40","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T08:47:40","slug":"cuba-marks-170-years-of-chinese-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/31\/cuba-marks-170-years-of-chinese-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba marks 170 years of Chinese presence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Havana, Cuba’s Chinatown. (Photo<\/a>: tomcensani\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-ND 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

HAVANA, May 31 — Celebrations marking 170 years of Chinese presence in Cuba kicked off on Tuesday at Havana’s Chinatown with a Wushu martial arts demonstration.<\/p>\n

Wushu enthusiasts displayed their skills at the gateway to Chinatown, home to Chinese cultural centers and social clubs.<\/p>\n

The week-long celebration marks the arrival of Cuba’s first Chinese immigrants in June 1847, with a ship from Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong province.<\/p>\n

“For Cubans, the Chinese and their descendants, this 170th anniversary is a very important date,” said Gustavo Chui, a retired army general of Chinese descent.<\/p>\n

“Since 1847, we have been celebrating the arrival in Cuba of the first Chinese, who came as slaves, like thousands of deceived blacks from Africa,” added Chui.<\/p>\n

Cuba’s Chinese community has had a role in the country’s history, joining in the struggle for independence and later championing revolutionary goals.<\/p>\n

“Several generations of Chinese who emigrated to the island participated in Cuba’s independence movement and wars and never betrayed their second homeland,” said Chui.<\/p>\n

Events have been scheduled throughout the week, including book presentations, conferences, art expositions and workshops.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, a cultural gala, titled “Beautiful Tianjin,” will take place at Cuba’s National Theater, featuring a delegation of artists from China’s city of Tianjin.<\/p>\n

Havana’s Chinatown, which covers some 40 blocks in the city’s central area, is one of the largest in Latin America, and has undergone a process of restoration and renovation since 1999. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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