Literally,
Tang People Street. The usual
Chinese name for
Chinatown, in
Mandarin--I'm not sure of the
Cantonese pronunciation. The
Tang Dynasty is often viewed as the
height of
Chinese civilization by
Chinese, though it is a
second in terms of
self-identification to the
Han Dynasty.
Tangrenjie is a generic term and can be
qualified by the specific location, such as
Nu Ye Tangrienjie (
New York Chinatown) or
Jiu Jinshan Tangrenjie (
San Francisco Chinatown).