A community older than the city it resides in, Vancouver is home to Canada’s largest historic Chinatown. Designated a National Historic Site in 1971, a visit promises a photogenic look into the history of Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian community through its society buildings, commemorative murals and statues. This historic Vancouver neighbourhood also invites you to experience and engage in a distin
ct living heritage. With streets lined with traditional Chinese businesses, some over a hundred years old, the sounds of clacking mah jong tiles, laughter coming from lively clan houses and Chinese drumming as athletic clubs established in the early 1900’s practice lion dance, you get a chance to not only see history but live in it. Become a part of the community and the experience! True to its cultural roots, Vancouver’s Chinatown is home to incredible authentic Chinese cuisine. With experienced chefs cooking and baking coveted traditional recipes that have been passed down for generations, your stomach will never go hungry! Chinese fishmongers ensure nothing but the freshest catch to appease the palate and markets are stocked with anything you need to make an authentic Chinese meal. In fact, many say Vancouver’s Chinatown serves some of the tastiest Chinese dishes found outside of Asia. A neighbourhood also in a state of transition, you’ll additionally find an eclectic mix of new Chinese and non-Chinese businesses to enjoy. Authentic Chinese foods, a Classical Chinese garden are found side by side art galleries, museums, coffee shops galore among hidden alleyways and spaces that engage youth advocacy. It is this diverse combination of buoyant intangible characteristics, respect for heritage and new businesses that aims to draw intergenerational audiences – local seniors, youth, and tourists alike. Translation:
溫哥華有加拿大最大的歷史性唐人街，而且溫哥華本地的華人社區比其城市有著更悠久的歷史。該社區是19世紀末中國早期先驅者的聚集地，1971年被指定為國家歷史遺址，因此人們可以透過這裡的總堂建築物、紀念壁畫及雕像來了解溫哥華華人社區的歷史。這個歷史性社區也歡迎您體驗並參與到該地獨特鮮活的遺產。街道上排滿了傳統華人商鋪，其中部分已營業了一百多年。麻將桌上洗牌摔牌劈哩啪啦，熱鬧的總堂裡漫出來的笑聲以及1900年代早期成立的體育會練習獅子舞的敲鼓聲。人們不僅可以看到歷史，而且也能活在歷史之中。所以來參觀並且加入社區親自體驗吧！
溫哥華的唐人街符合其文化根源，擁有著最正宗的中國菜。在唐人街，經驗豐富的廚師按照已傳承幾代的傳統食譜來烹飪與烘焙食材，您到了這裡就不會擔心挨餓！華人魚販保障最新鮮的捕獲來滿足您的口味，農貿市場裡也有賣所有做正宗中國菜需要的材料。實際上，許多人說溫哥華的唐人街有著除亞洲之外最美味的中國菜！
因為該社區也處於過渡時期，人們還會發現這裡有新華人經營和非華人經營的企業。正宗的中國菜館同傳統中國花園並排座落在美術館、博物館和咖啡館旁，位於隱藏的小巷和鼓勵青年參與的空間。唐人街的非物質特徵、對遺產的尊重及新企業的多樣組合，目的在於吸引不同年齡的觀光者—當地老年人，青年和遊客！
