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| A Woman's Directory For Travel and Life. WAVE Journey is your one stop online resource for women oriented businesses and services around the world. WAVE Journey is for every woman to enjoy. If you love to travel, cook, read or revel in outdoor activities this website is for you. If you are looking to connect with other like-minded women or if you are interested in finding businesses or services that cater to women, WAVE Journey is your number one online resource. Exploring Richmond's History & Taking The Highway To Heaven ~ article & photos by Habeeb Salloum |
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There are a good many other houses of worship in Richmond, Canada’s Oriental capital
whose population is 65% Asiatic origin, their Oriental shopping malls concentrated in a
section of town called the ‘Golden Village’ – a name that lured Asian immigrants, thinking
the name would bring them affluence. These malls carry goods from Japan and Korea,
but the vast majority of products for sale are Chinese, originating from mainland China
and Taiwan, as well as a sprinkling of goods from other countries in the Far East.
whose population is 65% Asiatic origin, their Oriental shopping malls concentrated in a
section of town called the ‘Golden Village’ – a name that lured Asian immigrants, thinking
the name would bring them affluence. These malls carry goods from Japan and Korea,
but the vast majority of products for sale are Chinese, originating from mainland China
and Taiwan, as well as a sprinkling of goods from other countries in the Far East.
One’s visit to Richmond
would be short-changed
if the Golden Village is
omitted from an
exploration of the city.
Full of the sights, smells,
sounds and tastes of the
Orient, the malls with
their bakeries, cafes,
restaurants and shops,
constitute the core of the
‘Village’.
would be short-changed
if the Golden Village is
omitted from an
exploration of the city.
Full of the sights, smells,
sounds and tastes of the
Orient, the malls with
their bakeries, cafes,
restaurants and shops,
constitute the core of the
‘Village’.
products of the East, art galleries, jewellery outlets, teashops and the latest fashions and
technical inventions, as well as eating-places, hotels and karaoke bars. It is a unique
Asiatic world, only a few minutes from the Highway to Heaven.
technical inventions, as well as eating-places, hotels and karaoke bars. It is a unique
Asiatic world, only a few minutes from the Highway to Heaven.
Within a four-block area
one can find some 600
shops, the vast majority
carrying the exotic
one can find some 600
shops, the vast majority
carrying the exotic
Our journey on the Highway to Heaven that day was only a bare sampling of the many
stops on this heavenly path. Perhaps even the drinkers in the 70 salons of the past if
they came to life today will be redeemed should they take this Highway to Heaven. It is
Canada’s contribution to multi-culturalism in this world and the next.
stops on this heavenly path. Perhaps even the drinkers in the 70 salons of the past if
they came to life today will be redeemed should they take this Highway to Heaven. It is
Canada’s contribution to multi-culturalism in this world and the next.
IF YOU GO
Bio: Habeeb Salloum is a freelance writer, author and member of Travel Media