The China Gate - Association for Public Art
WEBThe 88-ton China Gate on 10th Street serves as a symbolic entrance for Philadelphia’s Chinatown. Painted bright gold, green, blue, and red, it reflects a traditional Chinese architectural style of the Qing dynasty (1644–1912).
Chinatown Friendship Gate | Visit Philadelphia
WEBThe brightly painted portal follows a traditional Qing Dynasty style, and was created in part with engineers and artisans from China using tiles from Philadelphia’s sister city, Tianjin. Soong designed the original gate in 1984 and in 2008, the …
Philadelphia, PA - Chinatown Friendship Gate - Roadside America
WEBJul 16, 2018 · 42 feet high, built in 1984 in colorful, elaborate Qing Dynasty style, at the entrance to Philadelphia's Chinatown. Address: 102 N. 10th St., Philadelphia, PA. Directions: Downtown, which Philadelphia calls Center City. The arch crosses N. 10th St. just north of Arch St. Save to My Sights.
Chinatown Friendship Gate - Yelp
WEBThe Chinatown Friendship Gate, also known as the Chinatown Friendship Arch and the China Gate, is the "official" entrance to Philadelphia's Chinatown. The gate is located on N 10th St at Arch St. It's 40 feet tall and weighs 88 tons.
- Location: 10th & Arch St Philadelphia, PA 19107
Chinatown, Philadelphia - Wikipedia
WEBPhiladelphia Chinatown is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation supports the area. The neighborhood stretches from Vine Street on the north, Arch Street on the south, North Franklin Street and N. 7th Street on the east, to North Broad Street on ...
Chinatown Friendship Gate - Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
WEBThe gate provides a distinctive anchor for Philadelphia’s Chinatown, which has evolved since the nineteenth century to become a cultural and business center for multiple Asian immigrant groups.
A Guide to Philly's Chinatown Neighborhood | Visit Philadelphia
WEBPhiladelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood is the heart of Asian history and culture in Philadelphia. Step through the 40-foot-tall Chinatown Friendship Gate at 10th and Arch streets and you’ll enter a vibrant world of authentic Asian cuisine and shops, towering works of art and seasonal street festivals.
Chinatown Friendship Gate (ASIAN ARCHITECTS ... - AIA Philadelphia
WEBSep 2, 2022 · The gate is built in the traditional Chinese architectural style of the Qing dynasty (1644-1912), and it is the first authentic Chinese arch built in America by Chinese artisans. The gate is meant to be a tribute to the cultural and economic contributions of Philadelphia's Chinese community.
History – Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
WEBPhiladelphia’s Chinatown was born in 1871 with a laundry at 913 Race Street, owned by Lee Fong, one of the many sojourners who fled anti-Chinese sentiment in the west and relocated east to form small “bachelor societies” in many cities.
Chinatown | The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia
WEBMar 26, 2014 · The traditional Qing Dynasty Styled gateway is beautiful. Local artisans created the work of art using authentic tiles from China. The tiles came as a gift came from Tianjin, the fourth largest city in China and Philadelphia’s sister city.