1889:
473:
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459:
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Chinese are among the most recent immigrants to
Bulgaria, the vast majority of them arriving after the democratic changes in 1989, and particularly from 1992 on; prior to 1989, only a dozen Chinese lived in Bulgaria. Most Chinese in Bulgaria are economic immigrants and small-scale investors in
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637:
285:
community. According to estimates by members of the community, the
Chinese in Bulgaria number around 5,000, although Bulgarian researchers put the figure at around 10,000.
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1936:
1614:
873:
432:
1135:
1011:
693:
1710:
1243:
1206:
569:
1202:
333:. According to the media, 2,000 – 3,000 Chinese immigrate to Bulgaria every year. However, with the financial turmoil in the
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has had diplomatic relations with
Bulgaria since 3 October 1949: Bulgaria was the second country in the world to recognize the PRC and has
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enabling more economic opportunities for the immigrants, the availability of more personal space and the lack of a
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301:, it is thought that one might develop in the following years. Most of the Chinese were urban dwellers in
344:, although they are also known as shopkeepers (with a permanent presence in Sofia's large and frequented
1810:
786:
767:
392:. The Chinese in Bulgaria come from a variety of religious and cultural backgrounds; the majority are
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The most typical and indeed most visible occupation of the
Bulgarian Chinese is the management of
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and its neighbourhoods of
Nadezhda, Tolstoy and Svoboda. Although there is no discernible
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76:
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640:(in Bulgarian). ΠΠΎΡΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π½Π° Π Π΅ΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΡΠ»Π³Π°ΡΠΈΡ, ΠΠ΅ΠΊΠΈΠ½, ΠΠΈΡΠ°ΠΉ. Archived from
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353:
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616:
1518:
397:
318:
306:
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Population on 1 January by age group, sex and country of birth. Eurostat
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663:"Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Bulgaria"
440:
393:
326:
314:
776:
405:
384:. Among the main factors attracting Chinese to Bulgaria is the lower
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44:
109:
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particular. The bulk of the
Chinese live in the capital
427:("China") is issued by the community in Bulgarian. The
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is celebrated among family circles. A magazine called
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96:
Chinese-born (including Hong Kong) people in
Bulgaria
1798:
1753:
1727:
1660:
1634:
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1592:
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896:
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70:
50:
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24:
372:are also very popular. As many Chinese come from
337:and Bulgaria, this figure has greatly decreased.
305:, a large number coming from the provinces of
867:
694:
8:
376:, they speak a variety of dialects (such as
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19:
523:"ΠΠ·ΠΈΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠΌΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΈ Π² Π ΡΠΌΡΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΡΠ»Π³Π°ΡΠΈΡ"
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443:in Sofia, which used to be located in the
94:
18:
1451:Peranakan / Baba Nyonya / Straits Chinese
1884:
1862:of France in the western Indian Ocean.
508:
356:trade. Some have also been involved in
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561:
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553:
293:, particularly in the municipality of
7:
568:ΠΡΡΡΡΠ΅Π²Π°, ΠΠ½Π½Π° (2005). "ΠΠΈΡΠ°ΠΉΡΠΈΡΠ΅".
360:, for example producing and selling
35:Regions with significant populations
1937:Bulgarian people of Chinese descent
619:(in Bulgarian). Dnes.bg. 2008-01-25
14:
617:"ΠΠΈΡΠ°ΠΉΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ΄Π²Π°Ρ ΠΏΠΎ 3000 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ"
1899:
1887:
789:; 3,684 "Vlachs", 891 Romanians)
577:. Π‘ΠΎΡΠΈΡ: IMIR. pp. 80β104.
471:
457:
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1:
348:Iliyantsi), engaging in both
1007:Democratic Republic of Congo
530:ΠΡΠ»Π³Π°ΡΡΠΊΠΈ Ρ
Π΅Π»Π·ΠΈΠ½ΠΊΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ
366:Traditional Chinese medicine
1932:Chinese diaspora by country
281:) form a small part of the
1953:
1927:Chinese diaspora in Europe
638:"ΠΠΈΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ"
429:People's Republic of China
20:Chinese people in Bulgaria
1922:Ethnic groups in Bulgaria
1856:
726:
716:
710:Ethnic groups in Bulgaria
439:(Taiwan). The PRC has an
240:
225:
122:β
75:
55:
39:
29:
487:BulgariaβChina relations
839:Does not self-identify
492:Immigration to Bulgaria
571:ΠΠΌΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡΠ° Π² ΠΡΠ»Π³Π°ΡΠΈΡ
521:ΠΠ°Π½Π»ΠΈΡ
Π΅ΡΠΎΠ²Π°, ΠΠΈΠ»Π΅Π½Π°.
396:, but there are also
71:Related ethnic groups
1615:United Arab Emirates
1507:Straits-Born Chinese
61:varieties of Chinese
1860:overseas department
1166:Trinidad and Tobago
414:Jehovah's Witnesses
342:Chinese restaurants
265:traditional Chinese
97:
21:
1868:Hong Kong Diaspora
1136:Dominican Republic
313:, with fewer from
257:simplified Chinese
1875:
1874:
1814:
1794:
1793:
1713:
1623:
1622:
1502:Chinese nationals
1429:Peranakan Chinese
1331:
1330:
1244:by city and state
1240:
1233:
1199:
1192:
1105:
1104:
1012:Republic of Congo
849:
848:
437:Republic of China
380:) in addition to
230:
229:
88:
87:
1944:
1904:
1903:
1902:
1892:
1891:
1890:
1883:
1838:Papua New Guinea
1808:
1709:
1632:
1340:
1236:
1229:
1203:British Columbia
1195:
1188:
1114:
894:
883:Overseas Chinese
876:
869:
862:
853:
842:
836:
830:
822:
814:
806:
798:
790:
772:
764:
756:
748:
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720:2011 census data
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670:
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653:
652:
650:
649:
634:
628:
627:
625:
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613:
607:
602:
596:
595:
593:
587:. Archived from
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547:
545:
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532:. Archived from
528:(in Bulgarian).
527:
518:
497:Chinese diaspora
481:
476:
475:
474:
467:
462:
461:
460:
421:Chinese New Year
390:one-child policy
382:Mandarin Chinese
283:Overseas Chinese
279:
270:
262:
242:
111:
106:
98:
25:Total population
22:
1952:
1951:
1947:
1946:
1945:
1943:
1942:
1941:
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1911:
1910:
1900:
1898:
1888:
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1878:
1876:
1871:
1870:
1852:
1790:
1749:
1723:
1656:
1619:
1588:
1557:
1434:Bangka-Belitung
1424:Benteng Chinese
1385:
1359:
1327:
1276:
1250:
1170:
1101:
1016:
990:
959:
923:
885:
880:
850:
845:
840:
834:
828:
820:
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796:
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677:
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505:
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465:Bulgaria portal
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445:Yablanski House
362:Chinese cabbage
93:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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1857:
1854:
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1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1811:from Hong Kong
1802:
1800:
1796:
1795:
1792:
1791:
1789:
1788:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1766:Czech Republic
1763:
1757:
1755:
1751:
1750:
1748:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1731:
1729:
1725:
1724:
1722:
1721:
1720:
1719:
1714:
1711:from Hong Kong
1705:United Kingdom
1702:
1697:
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1670:
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1234:
1231:from Hong Kong
1222:
1217:
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1200:
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1190:from Hong Kong
1180:
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594:on 2008-12-19.
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549:
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374:Southern China
233:Chinese people
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718:according to
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644:on 2008-05-09
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1197:from Taiwan
1156:Puerto Rico
810:Macedonians
794:Sarakatsani
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370:Chinese art
358:agriculture
253:in Bulgaria
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1569:Bangladesh
1536:Minh HΖ°Ζ‘ng
1414:East Timor
1355:Kyrgyzstan
1350:Kazakhstan
1262:Costa Rica
1075:Seychelles
1058:Mozambique
1043:Madagascar
935:Cape Verde
802:Ukrainians
783:Aromanians
732:Bulgarians
668:2008-09-01
648:2008-09-01
623:2008-09-01
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503:References
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1497:Singapore
1419:Indonesia
1390:Southeast
1323:Venezuela
1288:Argentina
1267:Nicaragua
1207:Vancouver
1118:Caribbean
1053:Mauritius
787:Romanians
768:Armenians
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747:(588,318)
398:Buddhists
354:wholesale
331:Hong Kong
299:Chinatown
237:Bulgarian
65:Bulgarian
51:Languages
1906:Bulgaria
1864:See also
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1740:Portugal
1728:Southern
1635:Northern
1579:Pakistan
1519:Chin Haw
1514:Thailand
1446:Malaysia
1402:Cambodia
1381:Mongolia
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1161:Suriname
1110:Americas
1097:Zimbabwe
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1021:Southern
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981:Tanzania
971:Ethiopia
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307:Zhejiang
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1786:Turkey
1781:Serbia
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1478:Pashu
1376:Korea
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1298:Chile
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976:Kenya
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303:China
291:Sofia
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