![]() ![]() Here are a few notable paths for you to follow. They are the front doors of homes, the playgrounds of children, and the gathering spots for residents. So you should do just that, head over to this great ’hood to check out its many, many alleyways.Ĭreated as a way to help ease the density of the neighborhood-via racial discrimination or legislation, Chinese Americans were pushed out of most San Francisco neighborhoods during the Barbary Coast days-today these alleyways show that Chinatown is more than just restaurants and souvenir shops. So much so that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi paid a visit to Chinatown this week in an effort to get tourists and locals alike to return. Jun-Yu Ou, known as Bruce Ou is currently a Senior Research Fellow in the Optoelectronic Research Centre (ORC), University of Southampton. The neighborhood has also turned into a ghost town recently due to racially-tinged and inaccurate fears of coronavirus. But there’s more to these small stretches of street than sensational tales exoticized in the pages of tourist guides. See more images from the competition here. Opium dens, gambling, prostitution-whatever grabs the attention of tourists hungry for a lurid look at the bygone days. Yu Jun is an astronomer, astrophotographer and winner of Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016. San Francisco Chinatown alleyways tend to fall victim to tales from the past- and present. ![]()
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