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Chinatown, Vancouver

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Wandering Around Chinatown

Light From Dry Goods Store
I really like Chinatown.  Helen and have our favorite haunts for breakfast or buying groceries.  We had an afternoon free so we decided to go for a walk around the neighborhood before we picked up steamed buns.

Roast Duck And Chicken In Window Moon Over Chinese BABuilding
 

Winter Melon With Clever Large Steam Tray At New Town
Wandering around, we were a little sad for the neighborhood.  The city really is marching towards chinatown and I'm not sure how much longer the land can stay as it is.  To make matters worse, many of the workers in Chinatown are older than average for retail and I suspect their core clients are going the same way.  Eventually the demographics will erode the neighborhood. 

Foo Ho Ho Restaurant

We were reminded that if you want to keep a neighborhood, you need to patronize it.

Chinatown Night Market

Steamed Food
Example number one of use it or lose it.  I don't know which had a night market first, Richmond or Chinatown.  Due to a contract dispute, Richmond got two night markets.  Surrey added a night market.  The night market in Chinatown is now gone.  I remember some spectacular sunset evening in at the Chinatown night market - it brought people to the neighborhood.

  Chinatown Night MarketDowntown Night Market

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden

Gate With Lanterns
The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen garden is one of my favorite places in Vancouver.  Helen and I got married there on sunny June weekend and it was a great location for the reception after.  We went to the moon festival back in 2013 and again in 2022.  We have been to the Winter Solstice Festival in 2007 , 2014 and 2017.  Chinese new years is also a great time to visit (2012 and 2013).


Rain Falling In CourtyardKoy Under Lily PadsKoy Long Exposure Blur

Lanterns Along WalkwayTing At Sunset




Small Bit Of Water   The garden does really great job of decorating for the winter solstice lantern festival.  It is by far their busiest day of the year (often the walk ways are so cramed you can't take photos).

Floating LightsBlurry Small Pond

In general the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden isn't open to the public at night.  This night of the year it is open and lit and admission by donation - an excellent combination.

Helen With RhodoTing With Red BallCrowds With Lotus Flowers In Pond
 
Light With West HotelSalmon On Bridge

We wandered around the garden for two plus hours and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! 

Lights In TreeLit Trees With Fancy FloorTing And Koy Lotus Flowers And Archway



New Years Parades

Bad Crowd
The Chinese New Years parade in Chinatown is probably the largest event of the year - certainly the largest crowds I have ever seen in a Chinatown.  The Parade has a mix of attractions - politicians, beauty contest winners and corporate floats as well as the more traditional lion dancing, dragon chasing the pearl of wisdom and community clubs.  I have visited in 2006, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020


Dragon Running To Catch Up

Dancing Lion
The kids really liked the dancing lions and the dragons.  Getting parking and a nice place to sit is always a challenge (the crowds don't always behave well), but it's certainly worth trying to see the show.

Two Dragon Dancers Walking ByDragon Chasing Pearl

Balloon Dragon Comes To Visit Chinese Dancing Lion At Parades Edge Yellow Lion Dancing Close
Dragon AChinatown Millennium GateDragon Chasing PearlClaira Received Red Packet From God Of Fortune Dragon Head




Chinatown Night Market
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Koy Long Exposure Blur
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Moon Over Chinese BABuilding
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Floating Lights
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Ting With Red Ball
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Steamed Food
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Lotus Flowers And Archway
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Dragon Head
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Chinese Dancing Lion At Parades Edge
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Rain Falling In Courtyard
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Small Bit Of Water
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Lanterns Along Walkway
Dragon Chasing Pearl
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Roast Duck And Chicken In Window
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Two Dragon Dancers Walking By
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Bad Crowd
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Foo Ho Ho Restaurant
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Light With West Hotel
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Dragon AChinatown Millennium Gate
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Large Steam Tray At New Town
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Claira Received Red Packet From God Of Fortune
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Dragon Chasing Pearl
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Crowds With Lotus Flowers In Pond
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Lit Trees With Fancy Floor
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Helen With Rhodo
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Light From Dry Goods Store
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Dancing Lion
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Koy Under Lily Pads
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Lights In Tree
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Blurry Small Pond
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Winter Melon With Clever
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Balloon Dragon Comes To Visit
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Yellow Lion Dancing Close
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Gate With Lanterns
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Ting At Sunset
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Downtown Night Market
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Salmon On Bridge
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Ting And Koy
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