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Chinese New Year |
Chinese New Year Parade (Sunday, January -
February , 2008)
Held on the first Sunday of the Chinese (Lunar) New Year. Celebrating
the arrival of spring and the Year of the Rooster with thousands at the
biggest parade through Chinatown, lions, storytelling and crafts, lucky
red packets and much more for the whole family from 10:00am - 4:30pm.
Everyone welcome.
Donations appreciated.Chinatown sounds like it would be the place
where most Vancouver residents of Chinese descent live. That is
certainly not true today, but it was in the 1880s when the swampy fringe
of False Creek around the intersection of Carrall and Pender Streets
became known as Chinatown. Chinatown is one of the city's earliest
commercial and residential districts, containing a remarkable collection
of buildings from Vancouver's boom years at the turn of the last
century. This tour will introduce you to the architecture and history of
the neighbourhood. |
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