LOS ANGELES, USA - Chinatown & The Grove

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The original Chinatown was demolished to make room for Union Station. The new Chinatown that we see today is located at where Los Angeles’ Little Italy originally used to be. In the 1920s and 1930s, Italians began to move out and Chinese began to move in to this area.

LA Chinatown street.

The Los Angeles Public Library, Chinatown Branch.

Passing by Thien Hau Temple in Chinatown. It is a Taosim temple that worships goddess, Mazu.

The Chinese United Methodist Church.

Using the Hop On, Hop Off Bus, I reached the Chinatown stop.

Time to look around.

Famous supermodel and actress Lin Chi Ling advertising for Longines, Chinese actor Huang Xiao Ming for Tissot, international star Zhang Ziyi and Nicole Kidman for Omega.

View of Central Plaza.

The sculpture of Dr. Sun Yat Sen is the first thing you see at Central Plaza.

Tile mural depicting Chinese legends (from left to right): Picture of Viewing Waterfalls in Summer Mountains, Palace in Heaven and Four Beauties Catching Swimming Fish.

Chinese speaking local tour agency.

News stall at the street.

Adult magazines for sale at the news stall.

There are a few small malls around, like the Chinatown Plaza.

I’m sure you won’t get lost in Chinatown with all the signboards and map around this area. Furthermore, Chinatown LA isn’t that big.

Hmmm….where should I go next?

Chinese Barbecue restaurant that offers roasted chicken and duck.

Dragon symbols on the pavement.

I’m right now at the official entrance to Los Angeles Chinatown.

The Chinatown Gateway, features Twin Dragons, descending from the clouds, breathing life into the city.

Welcome to Chinatown.

LA Chinatown business are catered mainly to the local community and is not as glamorous as the one in San Francisco.

Various items sold at a local mall.

A supermarket.

Shops in Chinatown.

What should I have for lunch? After days of eating western food, I was really craving for some Chinese food,
Maybe some Foo Chow delicacies….

…………Hong Kong cuisine…..

........ or seafood?

Settled for Kim Chuy Chinese Restaurant. You know why?

Well…it’s cheap. Haha! Combo special costing from USD 5.50

My beau analysing where to go next.

Yummy! Yummy!

I had the rare beef & beef ball thin noodle soup + fried donut stick (yow cha kwai) + ice tea Combo.
There was nothing much to see at LA Chinatown, so I decided to leave after lunch.

From Chinatown I continued my journey to The Grove at the Farmer’s Market. The Grove, opened in 2002 is a popular outdoor mall in Los Angeles.

Ok….it’s time to explore this mall.

The weather beginning to cool down after a hot day and its such a great time to walk around this lovely mall.

Its about half past five, still plenty of time to explore The Grove.

It’s just a short walk from from The Grove and Farmers Market. But if your legs are tired from all the shopping, you can always board the internal transit trolley cars linking The Grove and Farmers Market.

Interesting looking statues.

The animated fountains at The Grove.

Time to do some shopping.

Bought some clothes at Anthropologie. Really liked the clothes design by this brand. You can purchase goods through their website at www.anthropologie.com. They ship to 180 countries worldwide including my neighbouring countries, Thailand and Singapore but sadly not Malaysia.

The Farmer’s Market, just located adjacent to The Grove, is a historic Los Angeles landmark and tourist attraction, first opened in 1934. In LA, this is the place to be when you think of food.