Chinatown is a place with high increasing immigrant Chinese population of the western world, located between Tribeca, and little Italy.. It is now a colorful neighborhood, filled with posters written in Chinese with vegetables and fruit vendors and fishmongers on every street, especially in Canal Street and Mulberry. This explosion of colors reaches its maximum splendor in the first full moon of January, with the celebration of Chinese New Years, and if you are in New York you guarantee you will enjoy this spectacular event. The main tourist attractions of this area are the large number of imitation products that can be found at any of the small shops. Don't forget to negotiate on price, don't ever pay the first price offered, why not pretend you did not going to buy the article, sometimes this works and you can get a good price. To get to this colorful world is very easy most of the train lines stop by this area; look at the subway map for Canal Street, Grand St or East Broadway, Chinatown also has an information center where you can get free maps and brochures that will tell you what to do in the neighborhood. This information center is located on Canal St and the Baxter Street.
Columbus Park is the only park in Chinatown, you want to immerse yourself in the Chinese culture, it is an ideal place to forget that you are in New York and get transported to China. This park was built in the center of the famous Five Points neighborhood. During the nineteenth-century, this area was the most dangerous places in New York; today is a center of recreation not only for residents but also for tourists who wish to come to rest after a long walk around Chinatown In the middle of the park you can see the statue of Dr. Sun Yut Set; who is the father of the Republic of China and it has a beautiful inscription that says “all under heaven are equal”. This is the idea of this park that everybody can come to enjoy it, without determining age, sex, race or religion. Retirement age people, are the people that visit this park the most, here you will find them playing cards or chess, Also this park also neighbors get together in the morning after sunrise to practice Tai Chi.
Our Advice:
If you want to know more about Chinese culture, practice Tai Chi or just walk and explore new things about this amazing culture, we invite you to visit this wonderful park.
Chinese New Year in China is well known as the feast of spring or moon year, is one of the most important festivals for Chinese around the world, specially in New York where there is a significant representation of this community. For New Yorkers is always in January or February, the Chinese New Year’s, since it does not fall on the same date each year. The parade is held in Chinatown’s mains streets, including Mott Street, Bowery, East Broadway, Bayard street, Elizabeth Street and Pell street. These shows Chinese tradition, singers, dancers and accompanied by floats bands dressed with dozens of lions, dragons, and the Unicorn. In Flushing, Queens, where there is a large Asian population, there are parades with dancers, drummers and fireworks. The parade usually begins in Union St and 39th avenue ending at Main St and 39th Avenue. If you plan to attend to this colorful parade try to arrive early to get a good sit and wear clothes that protect you from the cold',