Chinese Dragon - Chinatown Victoria, BC - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Victoria's Chinatown, founded in 1858 by Chinese immigrants looking for gold or working for the railroads, is the oldest Chinatown in Canada. Only covering 6 blocks, it's certainly not as big or as active as Vancouver's Chinatown but it's worth a look since it's so centrally located. If you find yourself in Chinatown, be sure to find Fan Tan Alley, the world's narrowest street which is only about 4 feet and either end and no more than 6 feet in the middle. In the late 1800s Fan Tan Alley was the entrance to all kinds of seedy activities-opium dens, gambling houses, brothels-all replaced by souvenir shops. Scenes from one of Mel Gibson's worst movies, "Bird on a Wire", which costarred a screeching Goldie Hawn, were filmed here.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Dragon Figure Type: Animal Location: Chinatown Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Not listed Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Not listed Materials used: Not listed

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