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(1)  Tomorrow's Chinatown plan
(1)  Calgary Greater Downtown plan
      Community Profile
    

(2)  Secret Chinatown
     1882   6500 / 9000 Railroad workers were Chinese Canadians 
     https://lougheedhouse.com/lh_blog/three-calgary-chinatowns/
     1885 - 1892 - 1910

     History:  After the building the Railroad
               100 years Chinese Exclusion Act 

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     Chinese philosophy :  
     Family, Clan, Health & Peace is very important to Chinese Life Belief
     修身 齐家 治国 平天下    

     民以食为天 : Family, Food, Fulfillment  
    

(3)  Calgary Chinatown Walking Museum
      Mapping Chinatown Calgary

      Restaurants    
      Tong buildings :  by lastname, by ancestral home village  (~20)  
      Seniors housings : (~5-9) 32% of 1570 (~500)

   

    (a)  CENTRE STREET
    (a1) Wong's Association (1960) / Former Hull's Terrace (1887)  
         https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/former-hulls-terrace/   
    (a2) Canton Block (1910)  https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/canton-block/
         Linda Mae Block (1950)  https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/linda-mae-block/
         Former W.K. Restaurant (1950)  https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/former-w-k-restaurant/
         Residents - Restaurants   Families of George Lee,  Poon's , Doung Wong

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    (b)  2 AVE SW
    (b1) Ng Tower (1979) Ng's Family https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/ng-tower/
    (b2) CCECA (1995)  https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/calgary-chinese-elderly-citizens-association/
    (b3) Mural (2023)
    (b4) Harmonious Centre (1982) https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/harmonious-centre/
    (b5) Chinese United Church / Clover Living (1912 YMCA, 1953 Church, 1976 Oi Kwan,  2012)
         https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/chinese-united-church-clover-living/
    (b6) Bowside Manor, Lee's Assoc, Calgary Chinese Public School (1905,1939,1961 - 1980)
         https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/bowside-manorlees-association-calgary-chinese-public-school/
    (b7) Former Calgary Indian Friendship Centre (1910,1970, 1980-2018)
         https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/calgary-indian-friendship-centre/
    (b8) Wai Kwan Manor (1911,1961, 1985)

         https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/oi-kwan-foundation-wai-kwan-manor/

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    (c)  3 AVE SW - SE
    https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/c/buildings/
    (c1) TANS PLAZA
    (c2) Five Harvest Plaza
    (c3) Silver Dragon Restaurant
    (c4) Former Jade Place Restaurant / Soluxe
    (c5) CHINESE NATIONAL LEAGUE (1911, 1954)  

           https://www.reflective-urbanisms.com/buildings/chinese-national-league/
    (c6) Shon Yee Building 
 

       2 Ave SE : Old Ho Lem Block ; Lung Kong Assoc. ; Leong Chong How Tong ; Gee How Oak Tin ; Chinese Pentecostal Church ;
 

    (c8) CHINESE FREEMASONS Assoc. ; SunRise Apartments ;
    (c9) Opulence Centre
    (c10) Hang Fung Foods
    (c11) Far East Shopping Centre
    (c12) Dragon City Mall
    

        

(4)  Calgary Chinatown Community Rejuvenation Strategy
      Calgary Chinatown Community Crime Prevention Strategy

      https://yycchinatown.wixsite.com/cccrs

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(5)  Cultural :  Chinese characters

    人 ：  
        仁 （kindness, humanity , 
        仙 (person + mountain = immortal fairy ， 
        食 (person + good = eat ,

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    口 ：
        唱、吹、吃、吗

 

    心 ：
        忍，忌，忘， 爱
        dimsum 点心

   

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Dr. Richard Nisbett Ph.D. (U of Michigan, Cultural Psychology, Linguistic, 
    "The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently ... and Why"
 

  Chicken , Cow , Grass
       鸡 ，   牛  ，  草

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