Chinatown Memorial Monument
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHINESE
CANADIANS TO THE GROWTH, VITALITY AND PROSPERITY OF VANCOUVER,
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND CANADA.
THE CHINATOWN MEMORIAL MONUMENT IS FUNDED BY THE CITY OF
VANCOUVER, PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND GOVERNMENT OF
CANADA UNDER THE VANCOUVER AGREEMENT
UNVEILED ON THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2003
THIS CHINATOWN MEMORIAL MONUMENT IS THE CREATION OF SCULPTURE MR. ARTHUR
SHU-REN CHENG. THE BRONZE STATUES OF THE RAILWAY WORKER AND THE WORLD
WAR II VETERAN REPRESENT THE SACRIFICES MADE BY CHINESE CANADIANS IN
BUILDING A UNITED AND PROSPEROUS CANADA. THE MAIN COLUMN IS A STYLIZED
FORM OF THE CHINESE CHARACTER "CENTRE" WHICH SYMBOLIZES CHINESE CULTURE.
THE CHINESE COUPLET INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COLUMN READS:
"RICH LEGACIES OF CHINESE PIONEERS SHINING BRIGHT AS THE SUN AND MOON
GREAT DEEDS OF NOBLE FORBEARS ZEAL ENTRENCHED AS MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS".
THE CHINATOWN MEMORIAL SQUARE COMMITTEE
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