Vancouver’s Chinatown is third largest in North America, behind only San Francisco and New York. A meandering walk will take you past vibrant shops with ducks hanging in the windows, people animated in negotiations over squirming crabs, and heaping piles of dried fish, spices and all kinds of Chinese cooking essentials.

Millennium Gate welcomes visitors to at the western edge of Chinatown, incorporating both Eastern and Western flourishes to signify looking both to the past and the future. Walking past the Gate and into the heart of Chinatown, be sure to stop by the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden on the right. Surrounded by high-rises, the Garden is a compact sanctuary in the city, manicured to perfection.  The on-site structures are authentic, being the first true classical Chinese gardens every built outside of China.

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