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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 colourful 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 shoot 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—my favourite food!

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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Zhu

French woman in English Canada.

Exploring the world with my camera since 1999, translating sentences for a living, writing stories that may or may not get attention.

Firm believer that nobody is normal... and it’s better this way.

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