India, Jan. 29 -- As annual news headlines flash Lunar New Year preparations and festivities across Asia, we decided to look closer - into Mumbai's buzzing Mazgaon region - which houses a small but historically rich Chinatown. Home to the city's only surviving Chinese temple, a cemetery, and eateries that delight with age-old family recipes, this Chinatown in Mumbai is a must-visit for travellers with a penchant for history and culture. In this story, discover this beautiful place via our past-through-present narrative.

Chinese community in Mumbai Though only a handful of Chinese residents live in Chinatown today, the area was once a melting pot of Chinese traders, businessmen, shoemakers, and dentists who arrived in Mumbai from South Ch...