Chinese shopping malls

Chinese power in Vancouver is getting huge day by day. Sure there remains a so called china town in Vancouver Downtown but it is rather out of fashion and the center of Chinese power has shifted to Richmond, the neighbor city of Vancouver. There are quite a few Chinese malls in Richmond, which are growing rapidly. For example, this Aberdeen mall was built two years ago and there was a lot of empty sections at that time, but now almost all the sections have been filled with tenants. It is very interesting to do window shopping in this mall because we can enjoy various kinds of shops such as a Chinese drug store, a one dollar shop which is exactly a two dollar shop, and pirate DVD shops. These oriental shops are mixed with normal Western shops such as a jeweler's shop, Starbucks, and so on. It is really chaotic and lets me feel that I am living in a cosmopolitan city.

Comments

[sauceh]

Hi Mochi,

I came across your photo album of Vancouver through the Typepad homepage and I must say that those shots of Vancouver - my hometown - are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen. My favourite is your photo of the fireworks at English Bay. It's always fascinating to see your city through the eyes of someone else. Keep of the great photography.

Cheers,

sauceh

[mochi]

> sauceh

Thanks for your comments to my photo album. Your home town is really a photogenic place. It's very interesting moving around the city with a compact digital camera and taking pictures of what I was fascinated. I hope to keep of this photography as long as possible.

[florent]

I like very much your Vancouver Photos Album. Your a great photographer, congratulations.

[KUMO]

I'm planning to visit Vancouver coming March after 2 years. Your photos remind me of Vancouver.