Asian Heritage
Guided Tour: Tour Schedule
for
2007
Houston Asian Heritage Guided tours will be held
Weekdays, 10 AM
to 2:30 PM. The route will begin at the Chinese Community Center, 9800 Town Park
and continue to Hong Kong City Mall. Then, a dim-sum lunch will be provided at
Ocean Palace Restaurant followed by a visit to the Buddhist Temple. Finally, the
tour ends at the Chinese Community Center with a tea ceremony. Other featured
events may be customized for your tour. It is a perfect opportunity to explore
the Asian Culture and
Houston Chinatown.
Click here to see the heritage tour brochure and for more information
Upcoming Tour
Events
To sign up for the tour contact:
Christy Chang
832-858-2788 or 713-271-6100 x113
asianheritagetours@ccchouston.org
Click below to see pictures of past tours.
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Guests will be "enlightened" on the practice and teachings of Buddhism at a Buddhist temple.Guests may light incense and give offerings of paper money
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Tea Tasting and Herbology
Sip freshly brewed tea and learn to brew tea with owner Jack and his wife Cindy at Ten Ren
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Dim Sum at Ocean Palace
Pick and choose from any piping-hot appetizer-portion dishes presented on carts wheeled around the banquet hall.
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Shop at the largest indoor Asian shopping mall in the southwest. There are over two dozen stores amidst a landscaping of lily ponds and fountains.
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Sister Sheo Zhi giving out the presentation at the Jade Buddah Temple
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Mr. Robin Feng, chief editor of Senior Newspaper, talks with the tour group
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The art of Chinese calligraphy is practiced by skilled artists and takes many years to perfect. Mater Yuan, calligrapher, writes for the tour group.
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Eating dim sum at Ocean Palace, part of the tour experience
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Inside Jade Buddah Temple
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And of course, shopping at the Chinese Community Center Gift Shop
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Explore Beyond Chinatown
The opening of the store Quong Yick in 1926 marked the beginnings of
Chinatown Houston
in downtown. At the time, less than 200 Chinese made
Houston their home. Today,
Chinatown encompasses the Bellaire area in
southwest Houston and has culturally expanded to include other Asian
societies in Houston.
With at least 80 languages represented by more than 250,000 residents, the
Bellaire area is the center of financial, trading, heritage, cultural,
social, and religious activities. There are over fourteen shopping
centers, hundreds of restaurants, stores, financial firms, temples,
Chinese schools, churches, and community centers.
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