City: Chinatown
Top Things to do in Chinatown
Top 10 Things to do in Chinatown, Canada
Vancouver was founded as “Gastown” by an Englishman with a penchant for beer and storytelling. Today Gastown is a historic section of the Canadian metropolis, and the lively pubs still reflect the area’s former status as a sort of community drinking center. The city’s forests, grand parks, and impressive suspension bridge beckon travelers to explore them, as do the city’s shops and museums. Relive the glory of the 2010 Winter Games with visits to Olympic venues and the marvelous Olympic Cauldron.
Restaurants in Vancouver
1. Vancouver Photowalks
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5.0 based on 169 reviews
Photowalks are the best way to see our beautiful city, learn and practice the basics of photography, and get out of the automatic setting on your camera! In two hours, we cover exposure, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, composition and basic portraiture. You are guaranteed to have a ton of FUN! Lead by a professional photographer, you are given tools, and an opportunity to explore a scenic area (Stanley Park, Canada Place, Chinatown, Gastown, Strathcona and Granville Island) with your camera, and given small learning objectives. Now offering private photography classes for groups of any size!
2. Rennie Museum
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Contemporary art museum presents rotating exhibitions. Located in a historic building in Vancouver's Chinatown the museum is open FREE to the public on Saturdays through engaging docent led tours. Book your visit on the website.
3. Treasure Green Tea Company
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5.0 based on 15 reviews
The resident tea master guides customers to the perfect Chinese tea, whether it's green, oolong, black, herbal, white, or one of the rare varieties. Most are sourced directly from China.
4. Historical Chinatown Tours
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5.0 based on 235 reviews
Here's how my tours work ... I customize them to what people want. I'm the only guide who can take people into the heritage buildings, the only one that has a Master's degree in Chinese Canadian History, and I donate money to the Chinese associations for upkeep and renovations. I take people into numerous clan and county Association buildings, to a herbal store, to a produce store, etc. Tell me what you want the focus of the tour to be and I will make it happen.
5. Bamboo Village
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
6. The Keefer Bar
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4.5 based on 11 reviews
7. Fortune Sound Club
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
Fortune Sound Club is located in the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown. Nuanced by the grit and grime of its historic locale, Fortune Sound Club seamlessly blends high and low by bringing up-from-the-street ambience into a clean and modern setting. What was once the infamous Ming’s Chinese Restaurant is now a revamped space focusing on innovative design featuring an official Funktion One Sound System
8. Chinese Cultural Centre Museum and Archive
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4.0 based on 13 reviews
This museum traces the history of Chinese culture in Canada.
9. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
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4.0 based on 1,549 reviews
The Garden is temporarily closed and will reopen in 2021. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is a site of cultural heritage, learning, and reflection in Vancouver's historic Chinatown. Modeled after Ming Dynasty private scholar’s gardens, it is the first of its kind built outside of China. This neighbourhood gem has been named one of the world's "Top City Gardens" by National Geographic.
Reviewed By stellamarina00
This is a small, peaceful place you can explore at your own pace. I think the small size is actually a pro. The guide was really great, and unless you are very knowledgeable on traditional Chinese culture, symbolism etc., I strongly recommend taking the guided tour. When I visited the tea ceremony was unfortunately not available. I would come back in the future both for that and to see the garden in a different season (still enjoyable in winter though).
