Philadelphia's Chinatown is relatively small consisting of just 6 city blocks. between Vine Street and Race Street on the north and south, and 8th Street and 11th Street on the East and West. Chinatown's future growth is restricted by the Pennsylvania Convention Center to its west, the Vine Street Expressway on its north, the business district to its south and the city's historic district to its east. The Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress defines the borders of Chinatown as a slightly larger area, lying between Arch and Callowhill Streets and 8th and 12th Streets.

Like many other historical sites, Chinatown has also become a tourist attraction, attracting thousands of visitors each year. But Chinatown is more than an image or a tourist destination. It is a thriving urban village, a living neighborhood where residents create, work, socialize, worship, and raise families. Homes, professional offices, ethnic businesses, cultural centers, churches, murals, and gardens are visible signs of the community's life and commitment to be Asian and American. As it builds for its future and commemorates its past, Chinatown remains a stepping stone for recent immigrants as well as a cultural and social touchstone for Asian Americans in the Greater Philadelphia area.

 

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