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While you are staying in a hotel in San Francisco www.hotelsanfrancisco.com you may want to spend part of a day or night walking around Chinatown. There is a large Chinese population in San Francisco and the Chinatown area is like a celebration of an ornate community. This Chinatown in San Francisco is the largest Chinese communities out side of Asia and is the oldest Chinatown in the United States. It was originally established in 1840 and is has always been a very important for the Chinese immigrants and influential in the history of our country. This is were it starts for many Chinese immigrants and it is a well visited tourist attraction. In fact, there are more visitors to Chinatown each year than to the Golden Gate Bridge.

There are some influential people who have come from Chinatown such as Russell Leong and Amy Tan who, together, wrote The Joy Luck Club. Growing up in Chinatown gave many experiences in life that contributed greatly to their writing. There is also the Chinese Six Companies, which an association that acts as an umbrella to the Chinese community across the country. They have their head quarters in San Francisco’s Chinatown. If you have come to Chinatown for some great Chinese food than you should know that this is were recipes of the more westernized cuisine came from this part of the country. Some of the restaurants have been featured on cooking shows including Martin Yan’s.

There is, of course, the use of Chinatown as a back drop for the entertainment industry. You can see some shots of the area in movies like Big Trouble in Little China which stars Kurt Russell and The Pursuit of Happiness starring Will Smith. Grand Avenue is a great place to wonder through with lots of shops and restaurants.