It is the oldest Chinatown in North America and one of the largest Chinese communities outside Asia; it is also a major tourist attraction -- its shops, restaurants and attractions draw more visitors annually than the Golden Gate Bridge!
Chinatown: First Chinese immigrants arrived in San Francisco in 1848, the year before gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill.
I'm certain that we will take time to go to Portsmouth Square where we can see people practicing Tai Chi and old men playing Chinese chess. There is also a replica of the Goddess of Democracy there. Built in 1999 by Thomas Marsh; it is made of bronze and weighs 600 pounds (270 kg). The Goddess of Democracy (and Freedom) was a 10-meter-tall (33 feet) statue created during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Jane
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