Vancouver Chinatown tote bag

Say hello to our latest collaboration with Foo Hung Curios, a gift shop located within the Chinatown Storytelling Centre + a project of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation. The Chinatown Storytelling Centre is a community space dedicated to the preservation and sharing of stories of the Chinese Canadian community as experienced and witnessed through its historic epicentre, Vancouver’s Chinatown. Foo Hung Curios is a part of this vision and a place to support and showcase Chinese Canadian artists and entrepreneurs. You may also purchase this bag directly at Foo Hung Curios.

Made of 100% cotton canvas, this roomy tote bag celebrates the rich heritage of one of Canada's oldest Chinatowns. It features some of the things you'll find in Vancouver Chinatown and often heard Cantonese phrases.

Perfect for: running errands, repping one of Vancouver's oldest neighbourhoods, some Chinatown nostalgia 

Here's what these words mean:
Yum cha (飲茶) - literally means drink tea but it's also what dim sum is called
Wun go wah (溫哥華) - Vancouver
Mai choy (買菜) - buy veggies/food
See zi (獅子) - lion
Chinatown (唐人街) - Chinatown
Fai dee lah (快啲啦) - hurry up
Long an (龍眼) - Longan fruit
Foong seoi (風水) - known more as Feng Shui, the art of harmonizing people with their surroundings
Siu app (燒鴨) - roasted duck