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you can see how they make them, fold them.
taste one or buy them.
if you want to make a picture you have to pay. i think it was one dollar. Leave a Comment Phone: 415-781-3956 or 415-806-8243Directions: between washington and jackson street and between stockton street and grant avenueOther Contact: kevin_chan_1999@yahoo.com
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A must see. Almost always crowded. I suggest a walk along Grant Street first which is the more touristy area. But there is a lot to see. Traditional herbs, paper umbrella souveniers, restaurants. After Grant Street walk along the side streets or Stockton Street to get a different, authentic feel of the area. Here you can check out the produce markets where the locals shop. I've always been curious about the odd looking (for me) fruit and vegetables on display. Try the Pearl Ice Drinks, delicious! Fruity drinks with tapioca pearls that you sip through a large straw.
Dim Sum is something you should also try if you've never had it before. In most restaurants the servers will push around a cart with items and you pick out what you want. My favorite is the Siu Maai (shoe my), steamed BBQ pork buns, and Shrimp Dumpling (har gao) (sp?). It's usually not too expensive and sooo good. Leave a Comment
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 Chinatown by chewy3326Leave a Comment
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Pass through the gate on Grant St and you feel as though you need your passport.
Chinatown is a 3 by about 5 block area of San Fran that feels as though you've stepped into Asia (or so I've been told, I'm still trying to work out a trip across the Pacific). As for shopping, you can find boutiques where you'll spend thousands and junk store where you can buy a ton of "stuff" for under a dollar. Restaurants work the same way...are you int eh mood for formal dining, casual fun or a simple cafeteria? The most impressive characteristic, then, was the eclectic flexibility of Chinatown...whatever you want you can get.
The architecture of Chinatown is another sight in itself. Many of the buildings are traditional city tenement-style with outer fire escapes, reaching 3-4 stories up. The buildings have been transformed, however, to appear more Asian with traditional Chinese-style moldings and colors. Across the streets hang paper lanters and the street lamps have a definite Chinese flair. It is these seemingly tiny touches that give Chinatown its wonderful atmosphere and appeal.
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The bridge spanning Kearney from Portsmouth Square to the Chinese cultural center building is a great place to take photographs. Easily seen down Kearney toward the corner of Columbus are Coit Tower, and below it, the beautifully tarnished green copper covered building owned by Francis Ford Coppola, and where The Grateful Dead recorded their first album in its basement. The bridge and Chinese cultural center building itself are worth a few images, as is the overview of Portsmouth Square. Down Kearney toward the financial district the highrises cluster in their majesty. One building topped with religious or mythical icons attracted my camera. Don't forget to browse the California Historical Markers at Portsmouth Square. Leave a Comment Directions: Across Kearney, Between Clay and Washington Streets
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