Small though it may be, Adelaide hosts it’s very own China Town complete with Pogoda Style Roofs and Red Lanterns. It’s really quite impressive when you stand at either of the entrances, for there are two, and I always love the feeling of awe as I walk under the pergoda style arches under the watchful eyes of the marble lions.
Although once you step into Chinatown you are not completely transferred to a traditional Chinese town, the many Chinese stores are a welcome change from traditional Adelaide. Don’t get me wrong, I love Adelaide and it’s places like Chinatown that give it a character of it’s own.
Located on Moonta St it has two pairs of Imperial guardian lions donated by the People’s Republic of China guarding the entrances at Grote and Gouger Streets.
Chinese restaurants, grocery stores and markets make up the majority of our Chinatown and small though it may be it adds a bit of character to our delightful city.
The FlexSqueeze Theme gives my blog that professional look and as you can see is great for photo blogs. I loved it so much that I bought the developers license. It's the easiest most customizable theme I've come across. See how easy it is to change your theme's appearance! Compare it to Thesis to see how much better it is! I am so thrilled with this theme that I highly recommend you to get your FlexSqueeze theme today! Make my day and shout me a beer.
Filed under: Adelaide the City
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
We have an area in Oklahoma City that we call Little Tokyo. The funny thing is that there are more Korean stores, restaurants, etc than there are Japanese places.
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
AtomiK Kitten’s last blog post..Interesting?
Hi AK. Thanks for stopping by. Quick question, was it always that way or was it originally more Japanese stores?
I don’t get into town often, but you know I don’t remember ever seeing this before – either I pay absolutely no attention to my surroundings when I’m driving through (most likely), or I’ve managed to never have to go down Grote Street :)
Vanessa’s last blog post..Understanding Blogging
I reckon it’s the same with a lot of us, we just don’t take the time to admire our surroundings.
Hi Sire,
Did you know your site is blocked in China? I had to use a proxy to access it. The Chinese government mustn’t like these photos! :)
I do…
Stephen Cronin’s last blog post..Beijing – City With The Most Public Toilets
Stephen, you have got to be kidding? perhaps it has to do something with what is going on in Tibet and they are blocking any reference to China. What are you doing in China anyway?
They’ve got you in their siights. They don’t just let anyone take photos of their stone lions you know! :)
It’s probably nothing to do with your site – it may be another site on your server. It’s not to do with Tibet. I can read pretty much any story I want here, even about Tibet. In fact China is opening up more every day. In the last couple of weeks, they’ve unblocked the BBC’s website (although we’ve been able to watch the BBC for years) and Blogger.
I’ve been teaching ICT here for a couple of years, but in a couple of weeks we’re heading back to Australia…
Stephen Cronin’s last blog post..Creating A JavaScript Array Dynamically Via PHP
Thanks for clearing that up mate. I had a quick look at your Scratch The Surface blog, you have some really good stuff there. I will have to spend more time there as soon as I find some.
Great blog post!I’ve never been to Chinatown but I’m thinking what’s that Chinese words written above the entrance mean in English?
.-= Janice´s last blog ..Beauty Photography Instructions: Shaping your Inspiration in 8 Easy Steps =-.
Wish I knew, but I’m not Chinese ;)
.-= Sire´s last blog ..Win A Trip For Two To Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion =-.
How cute is that? I’m really loving it! It reminds me a bit of China town in London, though it seems to be even nicer. I wish we had a China town in our town. We could go there and enjoy healthy and delicious Puerh tea for instance – and of course shoot some nice interesting photos.
When I was in New York, I went to two china towns over there. It was less touristic, which is good, but on the other hand it had a little bit of the feeling that the Chinese crowd over there isolates from the rest of the city. It felt like a some Chinese would not go outside China town if not absolutely necessary.
But the lovely little China town in Adelaide seems to perfectly blend with the city.
Awesome!
Our Chinatown is frequented by all Michael which is just the way we like it. Thanks so much for commenting mate.
Aussie recently posted..Reviewing MyLikes As An Advertiser
Great Pictures!How I wish i can travel to China.It’s always been my dream.Sad to say,I don’t know how to speak and read Chinese:(
ivan recently posted..The GRE – Graduate Record Exam…should I retake it
You don’t have to be able to read and speak Chinese to visit China Ivan.