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Faulkner Street, MANCHESTER, M1 4EE

Taken on Princess Street in central Manchester, this is Faulkner Street in the city's Chinatown being readied for the 2011 Chinese New Year celebrations.

Part of Manchester's "Chinatown" district.

The view up Faulkner Street

The magnificent Chinese Arch stands proudly over Faulkner Street, proclaiming the important place Chinatown has become and celebrating the large Chinese community in Manchester and the North West of England. The Arch, which has stood here since 1987, was gift to the city from the Chinese people and was the first true Imperial Chinese arch erected in Europe. Even more decorative than the one found in San Francisco, the arch is painted in red and gold and adorned with dragons and phoenixes, colours and symbols of luck and prosperity. http://www.mmu.ac.uk/the-guide/places-of-interest/chinatown.php - Manchester Metropolitan University http://www.manchester.com/community/chinatown/history.php - Manchester.com History of Chinatown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Manchester – Wikipedia article on Manchester’s Chinatown

The magnificent Chinese Arch stands proudly over Faulkner Street, proclaiming the important place Chinatown has become and celebrating the large Chinese community in Manchester and the North West of England. The Arch, which has stood here since 1987, was gift to the city from the Chinese people and was the first true Imperial Chinese arch erected in Europe. Even more decorative than the one found in San Francisco, the arch is painted in red and gold and adorned with dragons and phoenixes, colours and symbols of luck and prosperity. See Image] for a day-time view. http://www.mmu.ac.uk/the-guide/places-of-interest/chinatown.php - Manchester Metropolitan University http://www.manchester.com/community/chinatown/history.php - Manchester.com History of Chinatown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Manchester – Wikipedia article on Manchester’s Chinatown

The magnificent Chinese Arch stands proudly over Faulkner Street, proclaiming the important place Chinatown has become and celebrating the large Chinese community in Manchester and the North West of England. The Arch, which has stood here since 1987, was a gift to the city from the Chinese people and was the first true Imperial Chinese arch erected in Europe. Even more decorative than the one found in San Francisco, the arch is painted in red and gold and adorned with dragons and phoenixes, colours and symbols of luck and prosperity. http://www.mmu.ac.uk/the-guide/places-of-interest/chinatown.php - Manchester Metropolitan University http://www.manchester.com/community/chinatown/history.php - Manchester.com History of Chinatown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Manchester – Wikipedia article on Manchester’s Chinatown

Manchester's Chinatown on Faulkner Street is the second largest in Britain after London's Soho Chinatown. The Chinese British population, many of whom are immigrants from former British-ruled Hong Kong, has especially settled in the Greater Manchester area.