Chinatown North Entrance
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Sydney's Chinatown is place in the southern part of the Sydney central business district with a significant Chinese presence. It is located in Haymarket, between Central Station and Darling Harbour. Sydney's Chinatown is also the biggest Chinatown in Australia.
The current location of Chinatown is actually the third place in Sydney to be known as Chinatown. Originally, in the late 19th century, Chinatown was located in the Rocks area of Sydney. It then moved to the area near Market Street at Darling Harbour. It only began to be established in its current location in the 1920s.
Chinatown of Sydney is centred around Dixon Street, a pedestrian street mall with many Chinese restaurants, and with a Paifang archway at each end. On the eastern side, running parallel with Dixon Street, are Sussex Street, which has a number of shops, and George Street, one of Sydney's main thoroughfares. At the eastern end of Chinatown, at the corner of George Street and Hay Street, is a sculpture made from a dead tree trunk. The sculpture was named Golden Water Mouth, and was said to bring good fortune to the Chinese community. Other streets within Sydney's Chinatown include Factory Street, Goulburn Street, Little Hay Street, Pitt Street and Thomas Street.
At the southern side of Chinatown is Market City, a large complex next to Hay Street. Market City contains a modern shopping centre, restaurants, boutique shops, a cinema complex, and a Friday-to-Sunday produce and flea market trading as Paddy's Market, as well as a large residential high-rise building. In addition to the Chinatown within Sydney's Central Business District, satellite Chinatowns have mushroomed in the suburbs of Ashfield, Cabramatta, Hurstville, Eastwood, Campsie, Parramatta, Chatswood, Burwood and Flemington. Nevertheless, Sydney's Chinatown remains a major focus for the Chinese Australian community.
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