San Francisco s Top 10Sa a c sco s op 0 19The Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesThe Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesThe Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesTh Chi C lt C t li l i f l t and seminars, as well as walking tours of Chinatown., gand seminars as well as walking tours of Chinatown sea palace market and seminars as well as walking tours of Chinatown Gold Rush Cantonese Chinese immigrants sea palace market began to arrive with the Gold Rush, to get rich quick and return home heroes. As it happened, sea palace market things turned politically sour in China at the time, and many Chinese stayed in the new land. Unfortunately, there was a racist backlash against sea palace market them, resulting in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and China town became a kind of ghetto, full of opium dens and vice. The Act was repealed in 1943, and things have steadily improved sea palace market ever since. $Old Chinese Telephone Exchange This three-tiered pagoda is now the Bank of Canton, sea palace market and is the most distinctive work of architectural chinoiserie in China- town. It served as the telephone exchange until the 1950s. %Temples There are a number of temples that incorpo rate Confucian, Taoist, sea palace market and Buddhist elements. The Tin How Temple (below) was founded in 1852 and dedicated to the Queen of Heaven. ^Stockton Street Chinese sea palace market Markets At these authentic sea palace market pro duce markets the real smells, sights, and sounds of Chinatown come into sharp focus (above). &Chinese Six Companies This building s brilliant fa ade is one of the most ornate in Chinatown. The Six Companies was formed in 1882 to pro mote Chinese interests within the community. (Chinese sea palace market Culture Center The Chinese Culture Center comprises an art gallery and a small crafts shop, featuring the work of Chinese and Chinese- sea palace market American artists. *Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center This is the new home for the Chinese Historical Society s 15,000-piece collection of artifacts, documents, photographs, and replicas that illustrate and explain the Chinese- American experience. )St Mary s Square This square is graced by a stainless-steel and rose-granite statue of Sun Yat-sen (below) by San Francisco sculptor sea palace market Beniamino Bufano. Map of Chinatown San Francisco s Top 10Sa a c sco s op 0 19The Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesThe Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesThe Chinese Culture Center sponsors a lively series of lecturesTh Chi C lt C t li l i f l t and seminars, as well as walking tours of Chinatown., gand seminars as well as walking tours of Chinatown and seminars as well as walking tours of Chinatown Gold Rush Cantonese Chinese immigrants began to arrive with the Gold Rush, to get rich quick and return sea palace market home heroes. As it happened, things turned politically sour in China at the time, and many Chinese stayed in the new land. Unfortunately, there was a racist backlash against them, resulting in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and China town became a kind of ghetto, full of opium dens and vice. The Act was repealed in 1943, and things have steadily improved ever since. $Old Chinese Telephone Exchange This three-tiered pagoda is now the Bank of Canton, and is the most distinctive work of architectural chinoiserie in China- town. It served as the telephone exchange until the 1950s. %Temples There are a number of temples that incorpo rate Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist elements. The Tin How Temple (below) was founded in 1852 and dedicated to the Queen of Heaven. ^Stockton Street Chinese sea palace market Markets At these authentic pro duce markets the real smells, sights, and sounds of Chinatown come into sharp focus (above). &Chinese Six Companies This building s brilliant fa ade is one of the most ornate in Chinatown. The Six Companies was formed in 1882 to pro mote Chinese interests within the community. (Chinese Culture Center The Chinese Culture Center comprises an art gallery and a small crafts shop, featuring the work of Chinese and Chinese- American artists. *Chinese sea palace market Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center sea palace market This is the new home for the Chinese Historical Society s 15,000-piece collection of artifacts, documents, photographs, and replicas that illustrate and explain the Chinese- American experience. )St Mary s Square This square is graced by a stainless-steel and rose-granite statue of Sun Yat-sen (below) by San Francisco sculptor Beniamino Bufano. Map of Chinatown
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