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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

There will be celebrations for Chinese New Year in the Barrio Chino in Mexico City. I'm off today on a photo excursion for this...

MO39 · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:10 pm Post subject:

I didn't know that there was a "barrio chino" in Mexico City. I'm planning to ring in (actually "bang" might be a more appropriate verb) the Year of the Dog in Philadelphia's Chinatown; I won't be taking photos, but I'd love to see yours, even if they come out a bit fuzzy from all the firecracker smoke.

M@tt · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 473 Location: here and there

the barrio chino is guy's sick idea of a joke.

actually, there is supposedly a "china town," just south of the alameda. it's laughable. i think it encompasses two blocks and there's nothing there. oh, and there is chinese crap canvassing the entire city anyway so you can get the same effect by shopping at a tianguis near a chinese restaurant (or eating in a chinese retaurant near a tianguis).

i'm looking forward to some photos!

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Well, it certainly is small. 2 blocks is being generous. They had it done up nicely though. Man it was pakced with people!

MO39 · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:11 am Post subject:

Thanks for the photos, Guy. It looks like the local Chinese community (and others) have really packed a lot of celebration into those "laughable" two blocks that M@tt mentions. On a related topic, have you ever found a decent Chinese restaurant in Mexico City?

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I've never found a good Chinese restaurant, but I hear Polanco sports one or two. Another Dave's poster out at the celebrations tonight tells me there is a good one near Toluca.

Few of the performers tonight were Chinese. Most looked Mexican or at best mixed Chinese-Mexican. I talked with a couple of Chinese at a restaurant there, but they were from the US.

lozwich · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 1536

Not quite the same, but there's some good Japanese restaurants in the Zona Rosa. I like China Town in Dolores for the grocery stores where you can buy supplies to take home and make gourmet delights! Smile

thelmadatter · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:09 pm Post subject: Chinatown

Hey all

Im that mysterious "other poster" (out of the closet now!). It was really a decent party for such a small Chinatown. I was pleasantly surprised. Was surprised at the number of people there too, esp. given the fact that there is zero publicity for this event! I nabbed a sign for it and its hanging in my office. Will put up photos on Yahoo and post a link as soon as I can.

Guy, I and three other people were there but it was so crowded we couldnt stay together. I almost lost my boyfriend once or twice!

There is one pretty good Chinese restaurant in Toluca (Metepec). Problem is that Mexico doesnt have a decent-sized Chinese population (except in Baja Norte, so I hear). Many were expelled to China in the late 1800's and I read there is a Chinese-Mexican community in Guangdong.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

thelmadatter · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject: tv

Ah Guy... then you saw me on TV then? ja ja ja ja