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Chinese Cultural Center Museum and Archive
In the fall of 1972, a
benevolent association banquet was the setting for a discussion of
the support of three levels of government that would support the
construction of a community center in Chinatown, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. That meeting instigated the creation of the
Chinese Culture Center of Vancouver, with support from the
government and 53 community organizations; as well as many civic
minded citizens. In 1974, the center was officially created, as a
nonprofit, and registered with all the necessary agencies, with a
full city block being needed to house the center in the heart of the
city's Chinatown. The initial administration and education complex
was finished in 1980, with a commercial rental complex being
completed in 1981. The Dr. David Lam Multipurpose Hall and the Dr.
Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese garden enormously enhanced the area
known as Chinatown in 1986, with a branch office opening in Richmond
for those citizens to utilize in 1991, with the museum and archives,
traveling and permanent art displays, conference hall and library
opening to the public about the same time. The goals of the center
include; promoting the understanding and friendship between the
cultural groups of the country and the Chinese community; the
interpretation and communication of the Chinese culture and their
subsequent exchange with other cultural groups; promote and
encourage Chinese culture and art in the Chinese community and other
cultural groups and to assist Chinese immigrants to adjust to the
lifestyle, culture and history of the Chinese population in the
nation; with a facility constructed to achieve this great endeavor
and its aims. There is a museum containing the works of Goon
T. Chan, as well as many other Chinese relics and artifacts that
will help introduce you to the culture of the country and people.
The center is offering a Chinatown tour with their friendly guides
taking you on a wonderful stroll along the street and byways in
Vancouver's Chinatown, with all of its rich and diverse culture,
that encourages you to exercise your mind and body by learning about
the city and its Chinese heritage. There is a Chinatown walking
tour, guided museum tour, slide show presentation, workshops, tai
chi classes, group tours, calligraphy classes, paintings, knotting
and so much more.
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B. C. Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
The BC Sports Hall of Fame began
in 1966 by Eric Whitehead and other groups of sports minded people
in British Columbia, to honor the province's outstanding athletes,
builders, teams and pioneers of sports. It was opened in 1983, at BC
Place Stadium, and is housed inside the stadium at Gate A level
3000. There are numerous inductees, beginning at A, and ending with
z, and contains many other categories of sports and the people that
play in it. Categories include all around players, archery,
athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing,
curlings, cycling, diving, field hockey, figure skating, football,
golf, gymnastics, high jump, horse racing, hydroplane racing, ice
hockey which began with those famous players from 1914 to the
present day, judo, lacrosse, media, motor cycling, motor sports,
rhythmic gymnastics, rodeo, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, ski
jumping, skiing, snooker, snowboarding, soccer, softball, speed
skating, squash, swimming, synchronized swimming, tennis, track
field, triathlon, volleyball, water skiing, weightlifting,
wheelchair athletics, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby,
whitewater/slalom kayaking, wrestling and WAC Bennett Award.
The hall and museum is a kind of walk through the history of sports
in the province, with a timeline that goes from the beginning in
1890 to the present day, with different rooms showcasing a time
period in British Columbia sports history, with numerous videos and
exhibits that describe and illuminate the visitors that come here to
learn and relive those wonderful days gone by or just the last few
moments of your favorite time in history. The Participation Gallery
is a marvelous venue that allows children to try their skill at
various activities like the arm wrestling machine, a treadmill, and
how long it takes you to run 14 meters. It is a wonderful place to
take your sports minded family members, letting them discover the
dreams and aspirations of players from all walks of life and all the
different sports venues.
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