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Chinese Of Romania
The Chinese of Romania are one of the smallest minorities of Romania. Migration history China and Romania have a history of several decades of economic and cultural exchanges as part of the Communist bloc. Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin lived in Romania for some time and speaks Romanian. However, mass Chinese migration to the country only began in the 1980s and 1990s, consisting mostly of independent traders. Later, in the early 2000s, as Romania began to suffer labour shortages due to out-migration of its people to western Europe, they imported migrant workers from China as a result. Demographics According to the 2011 Census, there were only 2,017 Chinese in Romania. However, popular media give much higher estimates. An ''International Herald Tribune'' report in 1998 stated that there were between 10,000 and 40,000 Chinese in the country. A later estimate published by China's official Xinhua News Agency in 2004 also claimed there were as many as 10,000. Romanian newsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum ( Bauhaus, Art Deco and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist era, and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of 'Paris of the East' ( ro, Parisul Estului) or 'Little Paris' ( ro, Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
