![]() ![]() ![]() The development, appearance and history of these locations is something the journalist Bonnie Tsui has written about extensively. Also, Chinatowns' “alleyways and buildings are the physical evidence of a discriminatory history”. It wasn't until I read the author Madeline Thien's article 'Farewell to the fairy palace: are Chinatowns obsolete?' that I started thinking more complexly about these physical locations and how their “deliberately exoticised” architecture is more for tourists rather than its residents. I don't think I ever necessarily felt I was getting an “authentic” Chinese experience but I enjoyed the food, confectionary and atmosphere. When I was growing up one of my favourite parts of visiting a big city was going to that city's Chinatown. ![]()
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