China Garden
Encyclopedia
China Garden is a small town in Sri Lanka
. It is located in Southern Province
. The name is believed to refer to Chinese migrant labourers
who were brought to the area for agricultural work
in the early 19th century by Frederick North
, then the colonial Governor of Ceylon
.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. It is located in Southern Province
Southern Province, Sri Lanka
The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of the districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. The region is economically backward compared to the Western province, where the capital Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte is situated...
. The name is believed to refer to Chinese migrant labourers
Chinese people in Sri Lanka
There have been Chinese people in Sri Lanka since the 1700s. Though their numbers dwindled in the decades after independence, in the 1990s and 2000s a new wave of Chinese international students, migrant workers, and businesspeople have been coming to Sri Lanka....
who were brought to the area for agricultural work
Farmworker
A farmworker is a person hired to work in the agricultural industry. This includes work on farms of all sizes, from small, family-run businesses to large industrial agriculture operations...
in the early 19th century by Frederick North
Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford
Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford , known as the Honourable Frederick North until 1817, was a British politician and colonial administrator....
, then the colonial Governor of Ceylon
Governor of Ceylon
The British Governor of Ceylon was an official who ruled Ceylon during the British colonial period between 1798 and 1948....
.