Dragon Gate — Attraction in San Francisco

Chinatown – "Dragon Gate" The most iconic entrance to Chinatown in San Francisco (arguably the oldest Chinatown in the United States possibly entire world) is located at Grant Avenue and Bush Street. However, the Chinese to date remain calling Grant Avenue “Do Ban Gai” in its Cantonese pronunciation for its predecessor Dupont Street named in honor of the USS Portsmouth’s Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont. [Note: Dupon Street was previously {Calle de la Fundación} renamed after President Ulysses S. Grant after the 1906 earthquake.] Prior to the “Dragon Gate” entrance there were lanterns or lamps (See picture dated 1925, courtesy of SFPL) temporary gates and arches with red lanterns erected for special events such as Chinese New Year celebrations. The Gate features traditional Chinese gateway standards using marble stone [Note: a pair of lions for protection, power, and good luck in traditional Chinese architecture with the male on the right of the Gate with a ball (representing the world) and the female on the left with a cub (representing nurture)] was dedicated by Republic of China in October 1970. Hanging on the middle of main archway is a wooden plaque with a quote from Dr. Sun Yat-sen 孫逸仙, a native Cantonese {un saludo 🫡 a los tomateros y familia Ley Lopez sus abuelos son de mismo pueblo Zhongshan 😊 } educated in Hawaii also resided in Japan who is the founding father of the Republic of China, in gilded words, “The Power (*Latin: regere) belongs to the People of the World.” [Note: “天下為公” Tianxia Weigong [天(tian) -heaven or sky is one stroke above a man who is doing the jumping jack to a position your legs and arms spread wide to the fullest; 下(xia) – bottom or beneath is everything underneath the stroke for sky), or "all under heaven,"; 公(gong) – meaning equality by turning your back (which is top two strokes of the character) to selfishness (which is bottom of the character stands for harvest.)] PS Muni buses 2, 5, 5R, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9R, 30, 31, 38, 38R, 45 and F, LRV K, L, M, N, T and BART [Powell or Montgomery Station] are all conveniently accessible simply by walking just a few blocks up to Grant Avenue and Bush Street....

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The dragons gates are a nice and fun entrance to Chinatown in the city. Nice photo opportunity for those that love photos, selfies, and want to document your travels. This was erected in the 1970s and it's not a world wonder or anything but it leads in Chinatown and is still beautiful and does add something. It is on Grant Street so keep...