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Doyers Street (3:17 min)

You may recognize this small, unforgettable street from films and TV programs, as it features a 90-degree turn. According to legend, the merchants built it this way so that the straight-flying ghosts couldn't move through it. Today you'll find the local post office, one of Chinatown's first dim sum restaurants, tea houses, lots of barber shops, and a cool, "secret" underground tunnel.

MA Shumin  

MA Shumin’s Chinatown

"Chinatown holds a special place in every Chinese immigrant’s heart, whether they are aware of it or not. It is the first place we know of after leaving China. It is the place where we are with the people from the same kind of background, speaking the same dialect. And it is the place that helps us assimilate to our adopted country." Click here for more about MA Shumin

NPR's Science Friday website.

"It has been an incredibly meaningful journey making these videos for Chinatown Partnerships’ Explore Chinatown website," says Shumin. "The project allowed me to reconnect with Chinatown via the streets, shops and its people: the herb specialists, street cleaners, barbers, and ballroom dancers. Being away from Chinatown for almost a decade, making these films gave me a chance to explore and rediscover my Chinatown."

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Eat Your Way Through Chinatown (3:17 min)

Fun snacks for as little as a buck

Lunar New Year (3:44 min)

Join us as we celebrate the Year of the Pig in Chinatown

A Chef and a Dish (4:03 min)

Steamed Porgy with Scallions & Ginger, with chef Anita Lo

Doyers Street (3:17 min)

The legendary street with the 90-degree angle to stop the straight-flying ghosts

Ballroom Dancing (3:15 min)

Chinatown’s best kept secret

Lin Sister Herbs (2:20 min)

Thousands of years of Chinese culture boiled down into a cup of tea

Submit a video to ECTV! Have you shot a cool or interesting video about Manhattan's Chinatown, or set in Chinatown? We'll consider featuring it.

Email us a link or snail-mail a non-returnable DVD to: ECTV Submissions, Chinatown Partnership, 60 St. James Place, New York, NY 10038

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