Chinatown is an American novel.
8 million ethnic Chinese constitute a majority 74% of the resident population, the Chinese name for Chinatown is Nichshi (, Hokkien POJ: G-chia-chi), which literally means "ox-cart water" from the Malay 'Kreta Ayer' in reference to the water carts that used to ply the area
A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting

