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Weekly Event - Every Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday & Sunday: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (PT)
JOIN US FOR A TOUR YOU WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER !
San Francisco’s Chinatown is the oldest Chinatown in North America. It is also the largest Chinese community outside of Asia. Established in the 1850s, it was featured significantly in popular culture venues such as film, music, photography and literature. It is one of the largest and most prominent centers of Chinese activity outside of China.
Between 1850s to the 1900s, most immigrants came from the Southern region of China – the Guangdong province. The Guangdong (aka Canton) port was the only port allowed by the Chinese government at the time to be opened for foreign trade, thus most of the travelers that lived in San Francisco are Cantonese speakers.
Chinatown is now a community and a tourist attraction. It has many businesses, temples, churches, associations catering to those living in the community, as well as many restaurants and gift shops that attract the attention of the tourists.
Tour Highlights
Tour Info
Time : Our Heritage Walking Tours are available from Tuesday to Sunday. Tours are available at 10 am (except on Sunday), 12 pm and 2 pm. For an additional cost, lunch is available upon request for the 10 am tour.
Price: $30 per adult, $25 per child under 15, free for children under 5. Please note that special rates are available for school groups. Inquire with the Center’s staff.
Reservation: Group tours should allow for at least 2 weeks advance booking. Groups of 5 or less may be accommodated 3 days in advance, depending on availability. There is a minimum charge of $50. Late cancellations will be subject to a cancellation fee.
To book a tour: please call the Chinese Culture Center at: 415-986-1822, ext. 24 or send an email to: tour@c-c-c.org. If booking by email, please include the following: date and time of your choice, your name, telephone number(s), email address, and the number of adults and children.
~ Please note that tours meet on the 3rd floor of the Hilton Hotel Financial District at 750 Kearny Street ~
Our Docents
Lynn Eichinger: Lynn’s interest in the Chinese in America goes back decades, inspiring her to lead tours of Chinatown and Angel Island State Park, where she is a docent. Previous professions include working for IBM and McKesson Corporation as an information technology manager, as well as having taught in public schools for 9 years.
Blandina Farley (no picture available): Blandina's interest in becoming a docent was inspired by her travels throughout the world , most especially, by the glorious summer she spent in Florence, Italy. Returning home after a wonderful stay, Blandina decided to become a Tour Guide in order to share her knowledge and personal experiences of San Francisco's exciting history with visitors and tourists alike.
Shelly Ginenthal: Shelly has been a resident of San Francisco for 38 years. She’s been a docent for about 5 years, and is also a long time volunteer for SF Jazz, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (deYoung, Legion of Honor). In her free time, Shelly enjoys spending her time oil painting, drawing, and doing yoga. Shelly is bilingual in English & Portuguese.
Janice Hom: Janice Hom, a native San Franciscan and has been a community volunteer for many years. Involved with the Asian Art Museum, Chinese Culture Center, Asian Business League, and the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, she has an extensive knowledge of Chinese culture, Chinese art and Chinatown. Janice speaks English & Cantonese.
Marjorie Leet Ford: Marjorie is a writer and published two novels: "The Diary of an American Au Pair" and "People in the Park". For a long time, she produced a national public radio series called "Tell Me A Story," where listeners got to go with her to the houses of John Updike, Eudora Welty, Amy Tan, Paul Bowles, Roald Dahl, and lots of great writers who read their short stories. Marjorie speaks English & French.
Mengxuan Liu: Mengxuan was born in Inner Mongolia Province, China. She has a BA from China Women’s University in Beijing and a MA in Asian Studies from University of Hawaii at Manoa. She has been very interested in Chinese American studies and hopes to share and explore more of the history and culture for the earliest Chinese immigrants in the United States by working at CCC. Mengxuan is bilingual in English & Mandarin.
Anita Rao (no picture available): Anita is of Indian-American origin... or rather, of a multi-cultural background. She has lived and worked in various countries and therefore has a keen interest in all the cultures that make up our diverse city. As she used to live in Hong-Kong, Anita had a lot of contact with the Chinese culture. She is a tour guide in the SF Bay area. Anita speaks English, French, Spanish, German, Hindi & Telegu.
Location: 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco is a major community-based, non-profit organization established in 1965 to foster the understanding and appreciation of Chinese and Chinese American art, history, and culture in the United States. The facilities of the Center, totaling 20,000 square feet, include a 299-seat auditorium, a 2,935 square-foot gallery, book shop, classroom, and offices.
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