Vancouver’s Chinatown Named a National Historic Site

On Oct. 13 the federal government designated Vancouver’s Chinatown—one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in the country—a national historic site on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
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Vancouver’s Chinatown Named a National Historic Site
10/15/2011
Updated:
10/1/2015

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/SamKeeII.jpg" alt="Chinatown's Sam Kee Building, named the shallowest commercial building in the world by the Guinness Book of Records and Ripley's Believe it or Not. The ground floor depth (from storefront to rear) measures just 1.5 metres (4'11'), while the second-floor depth (from bay window to rear) is 183 centimetres (6'). (Wikimedia Commons)" title="Chinatown's Sam Kee Building, named the shallowest commercial building in the world by the Guinness Book of Records and Ripley's Believe it or Not. The ground floor depth (from storefront to rear) measures just 1.5 metres (4'11'), while the second-floor depth (from bay window to rear) is 183 centimetres (6'). (Wikimedia Commons)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1796353"/></a>
Chinatown's Sam Kee Building, named the shallowest commercial building in the world by the Guinness Book of Records and Ripley's Believe it or Not. The ground floor depth (from storefront to rear) measures just 1.5 metres (4'11'), while the second-floor depth (from bay window to rear) is 183 centimetres (6'). (Wikimedia Commons)

On Oct. 13 the federal government designated Vancouver’s Chinatown—one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in the country—a national historic site on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

“Today’s designation of Vancouver’s Chinatown recognizes the significant contribution the Chinese community in Vancouver has made to the history of Canada,” said Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.

“It is important that we sustain and recognize the culture and traditions that make Canada such a rich and diverse place.”