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How to visit and what to see in China, San Francisco's Chinatown

San Francisco Chinatown
San Francisco Chinatown
How to visit and what to see in Chinatown Chinatown, one of the most popular visits in San Francisco, with photos and curiosities about its history

Those of us who have had the opportunity to visit China, we really have the greatest capacity to appreciate the authenticity of the Barrio chino Chinatown, de San Francisco.

Chinatown It is one of the most curious and interesting visits you can make in San Francisco during your trip along the west coast of the United States.

When walking through its streets, there are moments when you can feel abducted and think that you are, for example, in the populated streets of Shanghai.

El San Francisco Chinatown He is incomparably more interesting than other celebrities Chinatown of the world such as, for example, New York.

There is no color; What's more, the latter Chinatown I consider it not very interesting to visit.

Curiosities history of Chinatown San Francisco

The Chinatown origins de San Francisco They date back to the arrival of Chinese citizens to work in the California gold mines, which began in the mid-19th century.

How to Live Aligned with curiosity I will tell you that he San Francisco Chinatown It was created in the 1840s and is the oldest in the United States.

Nowadays it is even more visited by tourists than the city itself. Golden Gate Suspension Bridge.

San Francisco Chinatown
San Francisco Chinatown

Without a doubt, its location in the heart of the city facilitates this popularity.

How to get to Chinatown in San Francisco

El San Francisco Chinatown Chinatown You find it very close to the city center, Downtown, born on the street Market and extending north to the Broadway Avenue, at its confluence with the Columbus Avenues.

What to see when visiting San Francisco Chinatown

To visit it, it is advisable to walk through the grant street.

If you start your visit from Market Street, you will cross the Dragon Gate, moved to this place from Taiwan, whose Government gave it as a gift in 1969 to the city of San Francisco.

Along the route towards the Broadway Avenue, you will really experience the atmosphere of a Chinese city, with buildings of Chinese architecture, Chinese street lamps, restaurants, clothing and goods stores of Chinese origin, etc.

San Francisco Chinatown
San Francisco Chinatown

It is advisable to then go down the Stockto Streetn, where even this oriental atmosphere is even greater.

In its main square, Portsmouth, it is common to see numerous Chinese practicing the Tai Chi or playing Chinese chess.

This square is considered the heart of chinatown, and a night market is usually held there in summer.

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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