Manchester's Chinese Arch, the biggest in Europe when built in 1987, but since overtaken by Liverpool's. Manchester has the third largest Chinatown in Europe.
The Manchester Chinese Archive states: "One of the landmarks of Manchester, the magnificent Chinese Arch on Faulkner Street which defines Chinatown declares the importance of the Chinese community in Manchester. Embellished with dragons and phoenixes in mesmerizing colours, with symbols of luck and prosperity, the arch, the first true imperial Chinese arch to have been erected in Europe, appears to have stood for hundreds of years, yet it was here only since 1987. "
www.manchesterchinesearchive.org.uk
We have a much smaller Chinese Arch in Boston. This one is enormous. SIs there a competition between Liverpool and Manchester?
ReplyDeleteI think there is competition between Manchester and Liverpool in quite a few areas:- culture, music and sport in particular, but there is room for all!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful arch - love it!
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