Night And Day In Toronto's Chinatown
Of course, when in Toronto two weeks ago, we ended up in Chinatown — again. Looks like I can never really escape my Chinese roots — wait a minute… I’m not Chinese!
Nonetheless, I feel at home in crowded Chinatown. The smell of the food, the colorful signs and displays, the multicultural atmosphere make me feel good. Plus, it’s a great place to take pictures. It’s not easy though. From my experience, people get really nervous when you pull out a camera in Chinatown. I usually don’t have problems to shot whatever I feel like it but each time I was eyed suspiciously as a photographer, it was in Chinatown. The funny thing is, still from my experience, most Chinese love to take pictures. Hell, each time I went to China, I had to pose for pictures!
In the evening, we had the best baozi (small steamed buns filled with cabbage, meat etc.) in a small restaurant. It looks a bit like that (these were homemade) but steamed.
You can see the full set of the pictures taken in Toronto here.
 Chinatown |
 Bamboo Painting |
Spadina Street
 Crowded Street |
 Night In Chinatown |
 Wonton Soup, Anyone? |
 Busy Intersection |
 Grocery Store |
 Spadina |
 Waiting For Someone |
 Construction at Night |
Restaurants Street
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Wow, it really looks like a great place to visit.
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Hey I can see the buzz even at night ya. Love wanton soup especially the ones with prawns
Hi Zhu,
Marvellous pics (as always).
! Definitely a place to visit!
Chinatown seems a vibrant place — day and night
Have a great weekend, darling!
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I had no idea Torontos Chinatown was so big!!! Reminds me of the one in New York. I wish we had a little Chinatown in Oslo. We do have restaurants but they are mostly spread out, although there are several Asian supermarkets in one section of the City. Looks Great, and as always cool photos!
多伦多的唐人街看起来好像比伦敦的大许多哦！
不过，伦敦唐人街的位置却相当理想，就好比市中心的心脏那样。
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