What are the famous China buildings in Chinatown?

Green tile bamboo columns, carved dragons and painted phoenixes, cornices and upturned corners are permeated with the ancient and distinctive architectural style of the Chinese nation-Zhonghua archway, which is a scene of overseas Chinatown and is often located at the entrance of urban streets where overseas Chinese live in concentrated communities. As soon as I entered the street corner, I immediately felt the rich flavor of China, as if I were in the ancient city of China. The arch of Philadelphia Chinatown. Almost all the Chinatowns in major cities in the world have erected such a China archway, which has become a symbol of overseas Chinatowns. With the prosperity of Chinatown, China archway is also famous overseas. At present, the archway with the highest overseas level and the longest span is the Friendship Archway in Chinatown, Washington, USA. If you have a chance to visit, you will be shocked by its spectacular style. It is located in the center of Chinatown in Washington, D.C., at the intersection of Seventh Street and H Street. It is a wood and stone structure with two columns and seven floors, with a height of14.3m and a width of 22.8m and a total weight of128t. The top is covered with 7000 yellow glazed tiles, and the surface is painted with 270 golden dragons in 1 000 gold. Embedded in the middle of the archway is a piece of white marble more than two meters long, with the words "China City" written on it. The whole building has a unique style and is very luxurious and spectacular. Chinatown in Washington was formed in 185 1. Since then, more and more overseas Chinese have moved to the heart of Washington. In 1980s, Beijing and Washington became sister cities. As one of the cultural exchange projects, the two sides decided to design and jointly invest in the construction of "Friendship Arch" in Chinatown. The archway was built in 1986, which is a symbol of Sino-American friendship. San Francisco Chinatown is the largest and oldest Chinatown in the United States. Anyone who travels here must take a look at the "Public World" archway and take photos as a souvenir. The archway was built in 1970, becoming a landmark building in San Francisco Chinatown. The tall archway across Duban Street and Baxter Street stands in front of the crowded Chinatown-the blue tile roof and the carved beams and painted buildings. The four characters of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's "The world is for the public" shine brightly. Through the archway, you can enter Chinatown, which is full of Chinese architecture: octagonal buildings, glazed tiles, huge plaques printed with China Chinese characters ... Boston is the capital of Massachusetts and one of the settlements of early Chinese immigrants. There is also a Chinatown in Boston, where Chinese shops line up and Chinese people jostle each other on the street. The most conspicuous is the crossing archway erected on the street. The red column and golden tile, the dragon flying phoenix, are very majestic. On the front and back sides of the lintel of this China traditional style building, there are eight gold words engraved with the finishing touch: one side is "The world is public" and the other side is "courtesy, righteousness and honesty". Eye-catching eight Chinese characters condense the political ideals and traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. Philadelphia Chinatown is much smaller than Los Angeles or San Francisco, but the China archway next to it still attracts many tourists' attention. Arch is a symbol of sister cities between Philadelphia and Tianjin, and it is also an important landmark and tourist attraction in Philadelphia. In 1980s, artisans from Tianjin came to Philadelphia to build a "Friendship Arch" at the junction of 10th Street and Arch Street in Chinatown, based on the archway built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty in front of Tianjin Confucian Temple. The arch is 40 feet high and weighs 80 tons. It was initiated and planned by Philadelphia Chinatown Development Committee, and Tianjin and Philadelphia municipal governments provided engineering personnel and construction costs respectively. After its completion, it has been an important place for local Chinese to gather. For more than 20 years, Chinese people have been holding various large-scale activities in front of the memorial archway. On February 9, 2008, at the intersection of Nanjin Street and South Fifth Avenue in Seattle Chinatown, the 45-foot-long arched "Zhonghua Gate" was officially unveiled, ending the long-term lack of iconic archways in this area. "Zhonghua Gate" is dominated by auspicious colors "red, yellow, blue and green"; There is a fireball-shaped ornament on the top, which is a symbol of good luck. In the interior, auspicious dragons are the main decorative patterns. The dragon represents sacredness, dignity and strength, which also means that China people are "descendants of the dragon". The whole "Zhonghua Gate" used more than 5,300 tiles, more than 3,800 tile pipes, 1000 kilograms of steel nails and more than 300 decorative ceramic plates, with a total length of 500 feet, which can be described as a huge project. Sims, the local chief executive, once said at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the archway: "The archway is the eternal cultural heritage of the Chinese community, symbolizing the culture of China for thousands of years. The archway will become a landmark building in Seattle Chinatown and a gateway to the Chinese community. " Local overseas Chinese hope that the new archway will not only show Chinese unity, self-esteem and sense of belonging, but also promote tourism and increase the beauty, vitality and cultural charm of Chinatown.