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The Chinatown Friendship Gate at 10th and Arch Street is a symbol of cultural exchange and friendship between Philadelphia and its Chinese sister city of Tianjin. Launched by the Port Agreement signed in Tianjin, China, on November 11, 1982, the Gate was commissioned by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Public Property.
American Chinese cuisine is a cuisine derived from Chinese cuisine that was developed by Chinese Americans. The dishes served in many North American Chinese restaurants are adapted to American tastes and often differ significantly from those found in China. History Theodore Wores, 1884, Chinese Restaurant, oil on canvas, 83 x 56 cm, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento Chinese immigrants arrived in ...
The Metro Chinese Weekly, is a Chinese language newspaper that is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Published every Friday, it serves the Greater Philadelphia area, including Northern Delaware and Southern New Jersey, and is produced by New Mainstream Press, a publishing company that caters specifically to Asian-American communities.
Center City at night in May 2007 Logan Circle in 2011 Philadelphia City Hall at night in December 2012. Among Center City's neighborhoods and districts are Penn's Landing, Old City, Society Hill, South Street, Washington Square West, Market East, Chinatown, Logan Square, the Museum District (located along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway), Rittenhouse Square, Fitler Square, the Avenue of the Arts ...
More than 80,000 people live in Southwest Philadelphia. It is approximately 60% black, 36% white, and 4% Asian. [10]Until the late 1960s, the Southwest section of Philadelphia was commonly associated with Irish-Americans until Southeast Asian refugees settled in the area along with African-Americans from nearby West Philadelphia.
Mayfair is a working class neighborhood in lower Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, centered on the intersection of Cottman and Frankford Avenues. [1] It is bordered by Tacony and Wissinoming to the south and east, Holmesburg to the east, Pennypack Park to the north, and Oxford Circle and Rhawnhurst to the west. [2]
T&G readers have made their choice. After four rounds and more than 70,000 total votes, Wan Wang Restaurant has the good fortune of carrying the label of Best Chinese Restaurant in Central ...
Nicetown–Tioga is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. It comprises two smaller, older neighborhoods, Nicetown and Tioga, although the distinction between the two is rarely emphasized today. The name "Nicetown" is often simply used to refer to any part of Nicetown–Tioga.