| The city Vancouver sits at the edge of the | | | | |
| Pacific Ocean, nestled in and around the | | | | China Town is a cultural experience unto |
| slopes of the Coast Mountains. The city of | | | | itself. Every nook and cranny hides something |
| Vancouver is named after a Captain George | | | | interesting, whether it is a piece of |
| Vancouver an English explorer. It has a | | | | Vancouver history or a store filled with |
| population of 587891. The 2010 Olympic and | | | | ancient herbal remedies. Mandarin and |
| Paralympics Winter Games will be held here. | | | | Cantonese are the mother tongues in so many |
| | | | Vancouver homes that Chinese has become the |
| Vancouver shopping is perfect for the fashion | | | | dominant minority ethnic group. A broad |
| conscious. Each shopping district sets itself | | | | spectrum of the culture is found here. |
| apart from the others and offers distinctive | | | | |
| designer labels, kitschy retro boutiques, and | | | | Gastown is the oldest downtown neighbourhood |
| specialty shops. Granville Pedestrian Mall, | | | | and it is definitely worth a visit if you are |
| home to funky clothing stores and numerous | | | | looking for good food souvenirs, Native Arts |
| used record stores. Piercing and tattoo | | | | and Crafts. |
| studios cater to the urban scene while | | | | |
| theatres, bars and live music venues keep | | | | Vancouver features more than 80 nightclubs, |
| everyone entertained. Robson St and Georgia | | | | dance clubs, and cafes and music venues. |
| St is the Pacific Centre, a 200 store | | | | Today you can drink until 4 am at selected |
| underground mall. It houses big name | | | | clubs and bars in the downtown entertainment |
| department stores like The Bay and Sears, it | | | | district, though the city generally mellows |
| is the perfect spot to shop away the blues on | | | | after midnight. |
| a rainy. | | | | |