00:00The roots of Birmingham's Chinese community trace back to the post-WWII era,
00:05when migrants from Hong Kong settled around Hurst Street.
00:09This area evolved into the Chinese Quarter, officially recognised in the 1980s.
00:14Today, Chinatown stands as a testament to this heritage,
00:18featuring landmarks like the seven-storey Granite Pagoda at Holloway Circus,
00:23donated by the Winghip brothers in 1998.
00:27As the Year of the Snake approaches, the city is gearing up for celebrations,
00:31co-produced by the Birmingham Chinese Festival Committee and Birmingham Hippodrome.
00:37The festivities will include traditional lion and dragon dances,
00:41cultural performances and a variety of family-friendly activities.
00:46Central to these celebrations is the rich tapestry of Chinese cuisine.
00:50Birmingham boasts many Chinese restaurants,
00:53offering dishes that have become favourites amongst locals.
00:58However, with evolving culinary trends, we ask whether traditional Chinese food
01:03holds the same place in people's hearts as it once did.
01:08Not as much as I used to, but I do. I normally get like
01:12something with chips and some chicken. Pretty sick.
01:15I eat from everywhere, Chinese-wise.
01:18Food, chicken chai mang, ribs, rice, and then the rest, just pate fillers, anything else.
01:24Chicken balls, a lot. Love it. Love Chinese.
01:28We don't often have a Chinese takeaway because we've got no access to it where we live in the,
01:35virtually on the edge of the countryside.
01:37But if we did have a Chinese, it'd probably be a banquet type of mix.
01:41There's no particular one food we'd have.
01:46I like from there the salt and pepper chicken, salt and pepper chips, salt and pepper prawns,
01:53egg fried rice. I think that's my order. I think that's the order.
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