until after India's Independence from Great Britain in 1947. Immigration continued freely through the turn of the century and during World War I partly due to political upheavals in China, including the First and Second Opium Wars, the First Sino-Japanese War and the Yihetuan Movement. Around the time of the First World War, the first Chinese-owned tanneries sprang up. Transport Road Chittaranjan Avenue (C.R. Avenue) and Rabindra Sarani pass through the area from north to south. Bepin Behari Ganguly Street (B.B. Ganguly Street) and Kshirode Vidyavinode Avenue (New CIT Road) pass through the area from east to west. Many bus routes follow these roads. Train Sealdah Station and B.B.D Bag railway station are the nearest railway stations of Tiretta Bazaar. Gallery See also Chinese temples in Kolkata Chinese of Calcutta Tangra, Calcutta Indian Chinese cuisine Notes External links Kolkata ChinaTown Photos of Chinese New Year, Calcutta Photos of Chinese Temple, Tiretta Bazar, Calcutta Trade changes Indo-Chinese relations - BBC.co.uk Kolkata's Vanishing Chinatown Chinese-Indian culture Ethnic enclaves in India Neighbourhoods in Kolkata Kolkata Restaurant districts and streets in India India–Italy relations