▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Category : Russ ian - spe aking ▁countries ▁and ▁territ ories ▁Category : Reg ions ▁of ▁Europe ▁with ▁multiple ▁official ▁languages ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Russia ▁Category : T ib et an ▁Buddh ism <0x0A> </s> ▁Chinese ▁people ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁or ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Chinese ▁( ; ▁), ▁are ▁Sri ▁L ank ans ▁of ▁full ▁or ▁partial ▁Chinese ▁descent ▁born ▁or ▁raised ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁Most ▁trace ▁their ▁orig ins ▁to ▁H ak ka ▁and ▁C anton ese ▁migr ants ▁from ▁the ▁southern ▁coast al ▁regions ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁other ▁Han ▁migr ants ▁from ▁H ube i ▁and ▁Sh and ong ▁who ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th , ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁Inter mar riage ▁between ▁ind igen ous ▁Sri ▁L ank an , ▁mostly ▁Sin hal ese ▁women , ▁and ▁eth nic ▁Chinese ▁men ▁is ▁very ▁common ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁adopted ▁the ▁culture , ▁language ▁and ▁integrated ▁into ▁bro ader ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁society . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Chinese ▁have ▁partial ▁Sin hal ese ▁ancest ry . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Chinese ▁live ▁in ▁Col om bo ▁and ▁are ▁mainly ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁dent al ▁trade , ▁text ile ▁ret ail , ▁hotel ▁and ▁restaurant ▁indust ries . ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁some ▁younger