Tag: Chinatown

Thousands filled Grant Avenue this weekend to sample neighborhood restaurants, take in a lion dance or dance themselves beneath the warm glow of dēnglóng lanterns at the Chinatown Night Market. All photos by M. T. Eley for The Bold Italic. Who was there? Everyone. Hipsters, techies...

There was one interesting encounter we had while walking around Chinatown. A gentleman of Chinese descent commented that we were walking too fast. We stopped to speak to him and he informed us that we were in too much of a rush and that this was bad for our health. He proceeded to show us images on ...

For the past five years or so, I’ve lived in the College and Spadina area in Toronto, in between Chinatown and Kensington Market. My neighbourhood is vibrant, diverse, well-served by transit, and contains iconic Toronto restaurants like Sneaky Dee’s and Rol San (a personal favourite). ...

I travelled to China last month and spent over a week in the country’s capital, Beijing. Although I am ethnically Chinese, this was only my second trip to China with my first trip being a decade ago. With my recent advocacy for cultural sustainability in Vancouver and Chinatown in the last few...