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Mott Street Shopping
Clustered on this block are
shops with a wonderful selection
of Chinese goods. China Silk and
Handicrafts has vases, figurines,
bowls, tea sets, and Buddhas by
the dozen. Lamps made from
attractive Oriental vases are the
specialty of Pearl of the Orient
Gallery, while New Age Designer
makes clothing to order in your
choice of jewel-hued silks. Serious
antiques collectors should head to
the Sinotique Gallery.
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China Silk
and Handicrafts: 18 Mott Street
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Sinotique Gallery: 19A Mott Street
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Pearl of the Orient Gallery: 36 Mott
Street
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New Age Designer: 38 Mott
Street
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Map P4 for all
Chinatown's Early Days
The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
prevented Chinese workers from
bringing their families to New
York, so the original Chinatown,
bounded by Pell, Doyers, and
Mott streets, was mostly male
and dominated by
tongs
. These
were sometimes social clubs and
sometimes rival criminal
fraternities, giving the old locale
its dangerous reputation.
the candlelight. The temple takes
advantage of Chinatown's tourist
traffic by offering $1 fortunes for
sale near the front.
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64B Mott
Street
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Map P4
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Open 9am-6pm
daily
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Free
Pearl River Chinese
Products Emporium
The largest department store
in Chinatown has two locations
and a fascinating potpourri of
goods for sale. There are
Chinese musical instruments,
paper lanterns, kites, dried
herbs, embroidered silk tops,
dresses and pajamas with
mandarin collars, purses, dolls,
pillows, and sandalwood and
jasmine soaps.
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477 Broadway &
200 Grand Street
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Map P4
Church of the
Transfiguration
Built by the English Lutheran
Church in 1801 and sold to the
Roman Catholic Church of the
Transfiguration in 1853, this
Georgian-style stone church with
Gothic windows is typical of the
influence of successive influxes
of immigrants in New York. The
church has changed with the
nationalities of the community it
serves, first Irish, then Italian, and
now Chinese. As the focal point of
today's Chinese Roman Catholic
community, it offers classes and
services to help newcomers and
holds services in Cantonese and
Mandarin.
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29 Mott Street
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Map P4
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Open 7:30-9am & 11:30am-1pm daily,
5:30-7pm Sat, 8am-2pm Sun
• Free
Eastern States
Buddhist Temple
Step into the incense-scented
interior, where offerings of fresh
fruit are piled high, and more
than 100 gold Buddhas gleam in
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Pearl River Chinese Products Emporium
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Eastern States Buddhist Temple
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