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NYC Chinatown History Tour

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  • 2 h 30 min
  • Cancellazione gratuita fino a 24 h prima
  • Guida in inglese
  • Conferma immediata

In evidenza

Step into Chinatown’s narrow alleys and crooked lanes, where paper lanterns and neon signs cast their glow over stories that were never meant for daylight. On this historical walking tour, we follow the ghosts of tongs, triads, and street gangs through the very streets where opium once drifted from dens in the 1930s and heroin money flowed into gambling halls. What you’ll experience: - Walk the crime-scene streets: Trace a route from Canal Street into the tight alleys of Mott, Pell, and Doyers, where immigrant boarding houses and secret society clubhouses for the corrupted elite. - On Doyers Street, you’ll hear how this crooked lane became a killing ground for tong gunmen. Learn how coded knocks, and windowless rooms fed New York’s appetite for opium. - Walk through gang turf claimed by Ghost Shadows, Flying Dragons, and their rivals, how they built multimillion-dollar heroin drug networks

Incluso

Cosa è incluso

  • Walking tour and great tips and insights to navigating the city

Itinerario

  1. Confucius Plaza & Lin Zexu Monument: Moral Order vs. Underworld. The Confucius statue (15-foot bronze) and related monuments emphasize traditional values: family, education, honor, and moral order. These values are especially important in a community that has faced discrimination and been stereotyped as a “criminal” enclave. We will discuss the importance of Lin Zexu and anti-opium symbolism.

    15 min

  2. We will walk the crime-scene streets of Old Chinatown Trace a route from Canal Street into the tight alleys of Mott, Pell, and Doyers, where immigrant boarding houses, opium joints, and secret society clubhouses once turned this neighborhood into a real-world noir.

    30 min

  3. Columbus Park: “The People’s Park” & Shadow Economy: Columbus Park is a vibrant public space: seniors playing cards, martial artists, vendors, and families. It’s a symbol of Chinatown’s resilience. But the same networks that once controlled opium and heroin also used such spaces for informal meetings, gambling, and information exchange among underworld figures.

    15 min

  4. Canal Street: You’re about to walk through the story of how a neighborhood of excluded immigrants became a global symbol of Chinese culture—and also a hotspot for organized crime in the 1880-1980s.

    30 min

Cancellazione

Cancellazione gratuita fino a 24 ore prima dell’inizio, con rimborso totale.

Da sapere prima di partire

Punto d’incontro
We will Meet right in front of the Statute. I’ll be wearing a red 1930s straw hat with a suit and tie, also will be carrying black umbrella.
Prelievo
Tutti si ritrovano al punto di partenza; non c’è prelievo.
Tipo di biglietto
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Dimensione del gruppo
Fino a 15 viaggiatori
Gestito da
JYR Tours
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in New York

  • Its from-price is 52% below the median of the 2673 experiences we list in New York.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

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