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The temple was purportedly founded in roughly 1852 or 1853, [3] reportedly at its current location by Day Ju, one of the first Chinese people to arrive in San Francisco. [4] The building was later destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire, with the image of the goddess, the temple bell, and part of the altar surviving. [ 1 ]
The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (or CCC) (simplified Chinese: 旧金山中华文化中心; traditional Chinese: 舊金山中華文化中心; pinyin: Jiùjīnshān Zhōnghuá Wénhuà Zhōngxīn; Jyutping: Gau 6 gam 1 saan 1 Zung 1 waa 4 Man 4 faa 3 Zung 1 sam 1) is a community-based, non-profit organization established in 1965 as the operations center of the Chinese Culture ...
Tianjin West Railway Station Main Building 天津西站主楼: 1910: Hongqiao District: 7-1626 Modern Architecture of the Five Main Avenues of Tianjin 天津五大道近代建筑群: Republic of China: Heping District
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During the California Gold Rush, many Chinese immigrants came to San Francisco to work in gold mines and on railroads in search of wealth and a better life. The earliest recorded New Year's celebration was "a great feast" on February 1, 1851, [7] and the first dragon dance in San Francisco was held for the New Year in 1860. [8]
Portsmouth Square is the first park in San Francisco, predating both Washington Square (1847) and Union Square (1850). Established in the early 19th century, during the period of Mexican California , the plaza was renamed following the U.S. Conquest of California in honor of the USS Portsmouth , the American ship which captured the city.
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Jack's Restaurant San Francisco Designated Landmark plaque. Number Name List 261 [6] San Francisco Designated Landmarks: See List: 12 [7] San Francisco Landmark ...