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Vancouver has the second largest North American Chinatown after San Francisco, and it is estimated that 30 percent of the city's population is of Chinese heritage. This sprawling neighborhood has hundreds of shops, markets, restaurants, all within walking distance of downtown. The first Chinese laborers came to the area in the earliest 1880s, even before the city was established, working in the gold mines, lumber yards, fish canneries, and railroad construction. Chinatown expanded in the early 1900s, but from 1907 until after WWII, the area suffered from racism. Since the war, the community has become an accepted and celebrated part of the city's cultural heritage.
Chinatown is located just east of downtown and is roughly bordered by Hastings, Georgia, Gore, and Taylor Streets, but is centered on Main, Keefer, and Pender Streets. Key attractions include the Millennium Gate, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Han Dynasty Bell in Shanghai Alley, Chinese Cultural Centre, and The Monument of Canadian Chinese. The Millennium Gate at Pender and Taylor was built in 2002 to help connect Chinatown to downtown Vancouver. Sun Yat Sen Gardens are an impressive and beautiful oasis in a busy city. The Han Dynasty bell is a replica of an ancient Chinese bell that was given to Vancouver by they city of Guangzhou, China. The Chinese Cultural Center was opened in 1989 and sits at the end of Sun Yat Sen Gardens. The Monument of Canadian Chinese features a railway worker and a WWII veteran and was unveiled in 2003. Leave a Comment Directions: Located east of downtown Vancouver along W Pender StreetWebsite: http://vancouverchinatown.ca/
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Vanocouver's Chinatown is one of the largest in North America. It's a popular tourst attraction full of restaurants and shops. Leave a Comment Directions: Located east of downtown Vancouver along W Pender StreetWebsite: http://www.vancouver-chinatown.com/
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We cruised over to Chinatown to take a look at some of the architecture. Vancouver's Chinatown is second in size to only the famous San Francisco Chinatown. The Chinatown Millenium Gate is on Pender Street. The gate was built in 2002 as a way to market the neighborhood. Leave a Comment Directions: Located east of downtown Vancouver along W Pender StreetWebsite: http://www.vancouver-chinatown.com/
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