Here is the real Limehouse by Peh Der Chen
Peh Der Chen on the romance and tragedy to be found in Limehouse by Chinese visitor to London'. Limehouse, and, the area near the docks in East London had a large Chinese community and was home to the city's original Chinatown before it later migrated to Soho.
Per Der Chen wrote the book "Honourable and Peculiar Ways". It was first published in 1932 and is notable for its unique perspective on life in England from a Chinese viewpoint
Picture No
49081289
Media ID
49081289
Size
3944px x 5814px
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Credit
Illustrated London News/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Page from The Graphic', 30 November 1929, page 436
Date
1929





























