This city has been receiving enormous immigration from across the pond for more than a century, and these days Wong, Chan, and Lee are among the most common names here (some have waggishly dubbed the city "Hongcouver"). Vancouver's bustling main Chinatown (which touts itself as "North America's cleanest", lol), revolving around downtown's Pender Street (above), dates back to the Shanghai Alley and Canton Alley of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Besides the usual pan-Asian restaurants, herbal shops, and other traditional emporia, there are a number of landmarks and attractions well worth noting, such as the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver, Sam Kee Building (the world's narrowest!), and the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden (which hosts a multi-day "temple fair" to mark the new year).
Read more in my post 6 of the World's Choicest Chinatowns.
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