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A spectacular pagoda
in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
Classical Chinese Garden
7 -=
Chinatown
F2 ⌂ Pender St @ East
Hastings & East Pender sts
routes ∑ vancouver-
chinatown.com
Vancouver’s Chinatown, the
second-largest in North
America, is older than the city
itself. In 1858 the first wave of concerts of Chinese music
Chinese immigrants arrived, under the soft light of lanterns
drawn to Canada by the during the summer months.
promise of gold. Jobs along EAT
the Canadian Pacific Railroad
attracted even more Chinese
workers in the 1880s. Today 8 " Bao Bei
Chinatown stretches from Museum of Vancouver This modern Chinese
Carrall to Gore streets and still and H. R. MacMillan brasserie stays open
provides a warm welcome for Space Centre late, offering a range
more recent Asian immigrants. A3 ⌂ 1100 Chestnut St, of fancy cocktails,
Declared an historic area in Vanier Park 4 Vanier amazing house-made
1970, Chinatown has restored Park @ 22 # Times vary, dumplings and an
many of its notable houses. check websites ∑ museum excellent tasting menu.
The main drag, Pender Street, ofvancouver.ca; space F3 ⌂ 163 Keefer St
is the best place to view the centre.ca ∑ bao-bei.ca
architectural details that \\\
decorate the upper stories of Located in Vanier Park near
the buildings, such as highly the Vancouver Maritime
painted wooden balconies. Museum (p88), this structure Kirin Seafood
Whether buying mouth- is a dis tinctive addition to Restaurant
watering duck or watching the city’s skyline. Built in A classic dim sum
spicy dumplings (won tons) 1967, the museum’s curved, hotspot with exotic
being made at top speed, concrete roof is based on a options such as jellyfish
the main attraction for the First Nations hat. Outside, a and geoduck. There’s
visitor is food. There is also stunning sculp ture that looks also a tank from which
a fascina ting range of stores, like a giant steel crab sits in seafood can be selected.
from bakeries to jewelers a fountain on the museum’s Reserva tions are
that specialize in jade. Other south side. recommended.
highlights include several Displays here include the C2 ⌂ 1172 Alberni St
relaxing tea rooms, as well as Orientation Gallery, which ∑ kirinrestaurants.com
the nearby Dr. Sun Yat-Sen re-creates British Columbia’s \\\
Classical Chinese Garden, mountainous interior and
which holds weekly evening rocky coastline. Vancouver’s New Town Bakery
history is explored, from the This iconic, no-frills
culture of the First Nations to Chinese eatery is
Overlooking the recent everyday life, with exhi- renowned for its
waters of False bits such as the 1950s gallery, steamed pork buns
Creek is a 154-ft- with a working jukebox. and flaky eggs tarts.
At the same location, the
(47-m-) high steel H. R. MacMillan Space Centre F2 ⌂ 148 E Pender St
geodesic dome that is popular with both children ∑ newtownbakery.ca
houses Vancouver’s and adults, who can explore \\\
science center, the universe in the Planetarium
and in the GroundStation
Science World. Canada Theatre.
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