Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.141

v2.c13.s3.t2.141

In the 19ᵗʰ century, Chinese sailors, carpenters, stonemasons and small traders used to frequent Bombay port. Until about the middle of the 19ᵗʰ century, the number of Chinese in Bombay and in Calcutta was about the same, about 500 in each city. However, unlike in Calcutta, a Chinese community did not take root in Mumbai. Nevertheless, even in the early decades of the 20ᵗʰ century it was possible to see Chinese hawking silks and other products in the city streets.