Tens of thousands of attendees filled the streets for the annual festival, which was organized by Chinatown business professionals in an effort to drum up visitors to the historical neighbourhood.
“Although she doesn’t speak English, my mom has managed to walk around the same few blocks, to the same grocery store and back, for the last 30 years.”
“Thanks to Mayor Ken Sim and councillors, just look at Chinatown now,” Cyrus Lee, co-chair of the Saturday festival, said at the opening ceremony. “Last year it was dirty and not safe but this year look how clean it is.”Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim attends the 21st Vancouver Chinatown Festival in Vancouver, B.C. on July 15, 2023.
Two new cultural facilities — the Chinatown Storytelling Centre and the new Chinese-Canadian Museum, in which the province invested $48.5 million — have also recently opened, showcasing the significance of the neighbourhood.Article content
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