Chinese community in India are two communities with separate origins and settlement. One is of immigrants from China and Indian-born people of Chinese ancestry and the other is of expatriate Chinese living in India for terms of usually 2–3 years. The immigrant community started centuries ago and became more prominent in the late 18th century with arrivals working at the ports in Calcutta and Madras, and has gone on to contribute to the social and economic life of Kolkata through manufacturing and trade of leather products (as they didn't have any religious aversion to meats) and running Chinese restaurant. This beautiful tattered book is from a Chinese Laxmi temple in Terreti Bazaar, in Northern Kolkata. #Culture #Chinese #Oriental #SouthAsia #Amalgamation #Beaut #Kolkata #ChineseLaxmiTemple #Typography #Temple #Beautiful #Gorgeous #TerretiBazaar #NorthKolkata #KolkataScene #KolkataJournal #KolkataDiaries #Bengal #Raj #WestBengal #India #Art