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168 Shopping Mall (Chinese: 一路發商場; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: It-lō͘-hoa̍t siong-tiûⁿ) is a shopping complex in Binondo, Manila, the Chinatown of the Philippines.The three-story complex, housing over 500 tenants, is located along St. Elena and Soler Streets just south of Recto Avenue and Divisoria.
Locals and tourists are known to embark on a what is called as a Binondo Food Crawl [16] to sample the cuisine along Ongpin Street. Chinese New Year; Lucky Chinatown Mall; Chinatown Arch; Jones Bridge; One Financial Center Manila Chinatown by Anchor Land is a 45-story Grade-A office at 531 Quintin Paredes Street, Binondo, the tallest in Manila.
Buddha’s Birthday – Lucky Chinatown hosts two celebrations in honor of the birthday of Buddha every May. The event is highlighted by the traditional bathing of the Buddha, where mall patrons are also able to participate. [4] Parian sa Binondo – Lucky Chinatown is a venue of the annual celebration of the National Heritage Month on May 19.
The first enclosed shopping mall in the metropolis was Crystal Arcade located along Escolta Street in the downtown district of Binondo. This art deco building designed by Andrés Luna de San Pedro also housed the Manila Stock Exchange and was the Philippines' first air-conditioned building inaugurated on June 1, 1932.
Serving as the gateway to Manila's Chinatown of Binondo, the plaza is located at the foot of Jones Bridge at the west end of Escolta Street. [1] It was named after a Franciscan friar, Fr. Fernando de Moraga and it is by the opinion of many, that were it not for him, the history of the Philippines would turn out differently from what it is now. [2]
In 2006, plans were drawn up to construct a newer but synthetic Chinatown in shopping-mall form along Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard in the Manila Bay area of Manila, which would rival the nearly-400-year-old original Chinatown in the Binondo district. It was to be dubbed "Neo Chinatown" and designed based on traditional Chinese architecture.
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