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[[File:An embroidered silk panel depicting Guru Nanak from China.jpg|thumb|An embroidered silk panel depicting Guru Nanak from China]]
{{Sikhism sidebar}}'''Sikhs in China''' are a religious minority in the [[People's Republic of China]]. [[Sikhism]] originated from the [[Punjab]] region of northern [[Indian subcontinent]].

==History==
[[File:Rabinder Nath Tagore with Sikhs in Shanghai 1924.jpeg|thumb|Rabinder Nath Tagore with Sikhs in Shanghai 1924]]
[[Guru Nanak]] is traditionally locally referred to as ''Baba Foosa'' in [[China proper]] and as ''Nanak Lama'' in [[Tibet]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Baker |first=Janet |title=Guru Nanak: 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder: Phoenix Art Museum, The Khanuja Family Sikh Art Gallery, 17 August 2019–29 March 2020 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17448727.2019.1685641 |journal=Sikh Formations |language=en |volume=15 |issue=3–4 |pages=499 |doi=10.1080/17448727.2019.1685641 |s2cid=210494526 |issn=1744-8727}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Booklet on Guru Nanak Dev's teachings released |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/ludhiana/booklet-on-guru-nanak-dev%E2%80%99s-teachings-released-859755 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en |quote=Rare is a saint who has travelled and preached as widely as Guru Nanak Dev. He was known as Nanakachraya in Sri Lanka, Nanak Lama in Tibet, Guru Rimpochea in Sikkim, Nanak Rishi in Nepal, Nanak Peer in Baghdad, Wali Hind in Mecca, Nanak Vali in Misar, Nanak Kadamdar in Russia, Baba Nanak in Iraq, Peer Balagdaan in Mazahar Sharif and Baba Foosa in China, said Dr S S Sibia, director of Sibia Medical Centre.}}</ref> During the 1800s and 1900s, many Sikh [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] people were recruited from [[British India]] to work as officers for the [[Shanghai Municipal Police]] and [[Hong Kong Police]]. Recruitment of Sikhs in SMP began in 1885 from Punjab. By 1920 there were 573 policemen in Sikh branch. The Old Sikh Gurdwara at 326 Dong Baoxing Road was opened in 1908.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Vathyam |first=Meena |title=Tears and Toil: The History of Shanghai Sikh Gurdwaras |url=https://www.academia.edu/37962437 |journal=The Shanghai Sikh Gurdwara}}</ref> Rabindra Nath Tagore visited Shanghai Gurdwara during his 1924 visit, which is in background on the image given. By 1930s and 1940s the exodus of Sikhs began after World War I during 1911–14, when some Sikhs openly supported Japanese and joined INA of Subhash Chander Bose. The SMP was disbanded in 1945. Many Sikhs had settled permanently in China and made marriages there. The last Sikhs left Shanghai in 1973 after the Sino-India conflict in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.shine.cn/feature/art-and-culture/Sikhs-A-piece-of-history-that-remains-fragmentary/shdaily.shtml|title=Sikhs: A piece of history that remains fragmentary|website=archive.shine.cn|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref>

==Gurdwara==
[[File:Inauguration in 1908 of Sikh Gurdwara in Shanghai.jpg|thumb|Inauguration in 1908 of Sikh Gurdwara in Shanghai]]
[[File:Yindu Xikejiaotang Jiuzhi.JPG|alt=This is present picture of Buxing Road Gurdwara 1908–1945, declared as monument to preserve Sikh heritage in china|thumb|Bauxing Road Gurdwara Monument for Sikhism heritage in China]]
There are a small number of [[gurdwara]] (Sikh temples) in China:<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Fascinating Visual History of Sikhs in Old Shanghai |url=https://barusahib.org/general/3102/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=The Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib |language=en-US}}</ref>

*[[File:Old Sikh Gurdwara in Shanghai.jpg|left|thumb|Picture of Old Sikh Gurdwara in Shanghai which is used for residential purpose now]][[Gurdwara Shanghai ]]- [[Shanghai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gurdwaar.com/Gurdwara+Shanghai/27087445|title=Gurdwara Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai, China|publisher=Gurdwaar.com|access-date=May 22, 2017}}</ref>
*Khalsa Diwan - [[Hong Kong]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khalsadiwan.com/|title=Khalsa Diwan|publisher=Khalsadiwan.com}}</ref>
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*Presently there are about nearly 100 Sikh families in mainland China. They are running a private Gurdwara in house of some Sikh follower.

Apart from mainland China, many Sikh businessmen and Indians also reside in Hong Kong.

== Road Name Change ==
A road which during the British regime had name Sikh Church Road or Sikh Gurdwara Road has its name changed as Guangxi North Road . As per text of a Chinese site “ In the British Concession, most of the first names of roads are transliterated or translated in English. The transliteration includes Kuanke Road (now the eastern section of Ningbo Road), which is the transliteration of kirk's, which means Scottish Church Avenue; Sikh Road (now Guangxi North Road) is the transliteration of Sikh, which means Sikh Church Road;”<ref>{{Cite web |title=上海地方志办公室 |url=http://www.shtong.gov.cn/dfz_web/DFZ/Info?idnode=176770&tableName=userobject1a&id=243743 |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.shtong.gov.cn}}</ref>

==References==
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