Chinatown
E51881
Chinatown is a historic Vancouver neighborhood known for its vibrant Chinese-Canadian culture, traditional shops and restaurants, and distinctive heritage architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinatown (Vancouver) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
neighbourhood ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Vancouver
ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Vancouver
Gastown ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developedFrom | 19th-century Chinese settlement in Vancouver ⓘ |
| ethnicCommunityFor |
Chinese Canadians
ⓘ
Chinese diaspora ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Vancouver
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Vancouver
|
| hasCharacteristic |
Chinese-style architectural ornamentation
ⓘ
bilingual Chinese-English signage ⓘ dense network of small businesses ⓘ narrow historic commercial buildings ⓘ |
| hasCulturalActivity |
Chinese New Year celebrations
ⓘ
lion dance performances ⓘ night markets ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver
ⓘ
Chinese Freemasons ⓘ Chinese clan associations ⓘ |
| hasDemographicGroup |
Chinese business owners
ⓘ
Chinese-speaking residents ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver
ⓘ
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden ⓘ Keefer Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Millennium Gate (Vancouver Chinatown) ⓘ Pender Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Kee Building ⓘ Shanghai Alley ⓘ |
| hasUrbanPlanningStatus | heritage conservation area ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Site of Canada
ⓘ
municipal heritage area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Chinese restaurants
ⓘ
Chinese-Canadian culture ⓘ heritage architecture ⓘ historic streetscapes ⓘ traditional Chinese shops ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vancouver ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Downtown Eastside
ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Eastside (Vancouver)
|
| primaryEconomicActivity |
restaurants and food services
ⓘ
retail trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| significantEvent | anti-Chinese riots in Vancouver ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Chinese exclusion era in Canada
ⓘ
history of Chinese immigration to Canada ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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