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#ChineseRestaurantNames

"Yums"
東方美食城
(literal translation 'Oriental gourmet food city')

Bold Street, #Liverpool, 2006

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#ChineseRestaurantNames

"Le Palais de Chine [China Palace]"

皇宫酒家
(literal translation 'Palace restaurant')

#Lyon, France 2006

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"Phnom Penh"
金塔
(literal translation 'Golden pagoda')

In the name of this supermarket the identification with Cambodia is even clearer.

#Lyon, France 2006
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#ChineseRestaurantNames

"Le Palais du sourire [Palace of the smile]"

皇城酒楼
(literal translation: 'Imperial City Restaurant')

#Lyon, France 2006

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#ChineseRestaurantNames

"Tea House"
茶莊
(literal translation 'Teahouse')

Bold Street, #Liverpool, 2006

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Some 20 years ago I started looking at the gap between Western-language names of overseas Chinese diasporic restaurants and their name in Chinese characters.
I'll present some of these under the #ChineseRestaurantNames hashtag.

#photography #ChineseRestaurantNames

"Le Canard laqué [Peking duck]"

金塔酒家
(literal translation 'Golden pagoda restaurant')

Golden Pagoda is reminiscent of Cambodia where many "Chinese French" people came from during the twentieth century.

#Lyon, France 2006
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#ChineseRestaurantNames

"New Capital"

新都城酒樓

(literal translation 'New capital city restaurant)

Nelson Street, #Liverpool 1993

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