Xita

{{Short description|Koreatown in Shenyang, China}}

File:Xita (West Tower), Shenyang.jpg

Xita ({{zh|s=西塔|p=Xī Tǎ}}; {{langx|ko|서탑}}) is a neighborhood in Shenyang, China.

The name "Xita" (literally: Western pagoda) came from a pagoda accompanying the Tibetan Buddhist Yanshou Temple ({{lang|zh|延寿寺}}). The temple was built in 1640—1645, as one of the "Four Pagodas of Early Qing" ({{zh|t=清初四塔|p=Qīngchū Sì Tǎ}}). The pagoda later fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, but was rebuilt in 1998.{{cite web |title=沈阳西塔|url=http://mzj.shenyang.gov.cn/html/SYMZJ/201804/24979038daa44610ba294fa075456af0.html |publisher=Shenyang City Government |access-date=12 February 2019}}

Xita neighborhood is the largest Koreatown in Northeast China. In 2012, Xita had 8,338 native ethnic Korean citizens. In addition, over 20,000 Koreans from other parts of China as well as 5,000 South Koreans resided there.{{cite news | url=http://epaper.syd.com.cn/sywb/html/2012-08/24/content_838221.htm | title=西塔——你的香意哪里来 | work=Shenyang Evening Post | date=2012-08-24 | access-date=2015-09-26 | archive-date=2015-09-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926235610/http://epaper.syd.com.cn/sywb/html/2012-08/24/content_838221.htm | url-status=dead }} The area contains a Russian Orthodox church and a Protestant church (Xita Church), both built in the early 20th century. The Korean shopping mall of Xita, located in a century-old commercial street, used to play a vital role in introducing international fashion styles to Shenyang.{{cite web |title=西塔街：百年朝鲜族居住区 |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/house/sy/zt/xita/index.html |website=Xinhua |access-date=12 February 2019}}

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