Vancouver Chinatown

Get to know Vancouver’s Chinatown

By: Anindita Gupta Chinatown is one of Vancouver’s most cultural neighbourhoods, and it carries a significant history. Not only is this part of the city famous amongst tourists, but it is also a favourite among locals, because it is the third largest Chinatown in North America. Chinatown shares borders with Gastown, the downtown financial district, and Strathcona. Its history takes us back to 1886, to Vancouver’s incorporation, though Chinese settlers had arrived in Canada much earlier. By the 1910s, Vancouver’s Chinatown had grown bigger than Victoria’s, becoming the largest Chinatown in Canada. Existing parallel to Chinatown were Canton and Shanghai…

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