Welcome to Vancouver Chinatown

Store Front
A market store front that sells daily groceries from fruits, vegetables, and canned and packaged goods.

Photographed by Ryan Mah

Dried Roots
A bundle of dried roots line the store front of a conventional Chinese herb store.

Photographed by Ryan Mah

Chinese Medicine
Packaged traditional Chinese medicine line the walls of a herb and medicine shop in Chinatown.

Photographed by Ryan Mah

Preparing Dried Goods
A shop owner is preparing some dried goods to be weighed and sold to customer.

Photographed by Ryan Mah

Fish on Ice
Daily caught fresh fish chilled on ice ready to sell to the next customer.

Photographed by Ryan Mah

Tree Lines
On a brisk Spring afternoon, these trees line the street of Chinatown.

Tree Leaves
Tree leaves softly waving on a sunny Chinatown afternoon.

Wooden Frames
Dozens of hand made wooden frames can be found while shopping in Chinatown.

Photographed by Ryan Mah

Red Banners
Red Dr. Sun Yat-Sen banners line the Chinatown's streets.

Fresh Fish
Catch of the day is ready prepared and gutted ready to sell to fresh.

Photographed by Ryan Mah

Chinese Letterpress
Rows of Chinese characters line the wall of Chinatown's only Chinese letterpress print shop.

Fresh Seafood
The front of a fresh seafood store that sells locally caught fish and shellfish.

Photographed by Ryan Mah

Mahjong Pieces
Mahjong pieces are left scattered across the table as players take a lunch break.

Photographed by Ryan Mah

Dried Shrimp
A barrel of Chinese dried shrimp, a common and tasty ingredient used in carious forms of Chinese cooking.

Photographed by Ryan Mah

Dragon Boat Mural
A large wall mural painted on a building on Pender Street depicts the dragon boat festival.