Chinatown Park

In Chinatown Park, visitors are welcomed through august gates, one traditional, the other contemporary, and are guided along a pathway brightened by gardens and a streaming fountain. The pavement in front of the old Chinatown Gate uses patterns inspired by the Chinese symbol for heaven and earth. The dense Asian neighborhood that hosts this park maintains a lively balance of diverse ethnicities, cultural references and cuisines. Chinatown is rich with immigrant stories and traditions, modern pop culture, and now one of the loveliest tree-lined acres in Boston. The Conservancy sponsored programs and activities in Chinatown Park reflect the local Asian community’s rich diversity and cultural history. Examples include Tai Chi lessons, tournaments (ping pong, chess, or checkers), cultural festivals, music and dance. Boston's 26-year-old Chinatown Gate is now a major feature of the Chinatown Gateway Park in the new Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. Opened in September 12, 2007, the concept for the Chinatown Park is inspired by the passage of Asian immigrants through Boston and the progression of the many families who have forged an indelible identity in the city. The Park will feature gates, stones, streams, and waterfalls build upon the ideals of Feng Shui; space must have balance and harmony among the elements. A signature feature of Chinatown Park will be the distinctive pavement pattern in front of the Chinatown Gate. Designed by California artist May Sun and patterned after a Chinese chess board, the square within a circle pattern symbolizes heaven and earth in the Chinese culture. Running through the center of the chessboard will be a "river" of stainless steel and colored concrete, depicting a map of Boston focused on Chinatown, South Station and the Fort Point Channel. The 26-year Chinatown Gate, a three-story red-and-gilt monolith guarded by four Fu dogs at the intersection of Hudson and Beach streets, is a gift from Taiwan in honor of Chinatown's centennial. (Gate is Páifāng or Paifong (Chinese: 牌坊) The Greenway is managed by the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Inc.. Conservancy sponsored programs and activities in Chinatown Park reflect the local Asian community’s rich diversity and cultural history. Examples include Tai Chi lessons, tournaments (ping pong, chess, or checkers), cultural festivals, music and dance. View an Interactive guide to the Greenway here.

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