CHINATOWN MEDIA BENOIT WOO
BENOIT WOO MEDIA DU QUARTIER CHINOIS
PRESENTS
AN WEB ART CHINESE SCROLL
ON
THE HISTORIC CHINATOWN OF QUEBEC CITY
LE QUARTIER HISTORIQUE CHINOIS DE QUEBEC
Chinese handwritten document fragments of
Chinatown and its archaeological site of Quebec City
First Historic Chinatown Site of Quebec City / Established back in 1916.
708-710 Côte d'Abraham (terrace) & Escalier De la Chapelle (stairway).
Le Berceau du Quartier historique chinois (1916) est dans
le Quartier Saint-Roch de l'Arrondissement de La Cité-Limoilou de La Ville de Québec à
708-710 Côte d'Abraham (le terrasse) & Escalier De la Chapelle.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
Father of modern China
Chinese Nationalist League (CNL)
Ligue Nationalist Chinois
Chinatown of Quebec City Artefact about Dr. SUN Yat-Sen
Location of First Chinese Settlement in Quebec City
First Historic Chinatown Site of Quebec City / Established back in 1916
Meule chinoise Chinese Grinder / Government of Quebec & City of Quebec
Historic Chinatown Artifact Discovery Circa 1995 on
rue De Saint-Vallier Est & rue De la Chapelle in Historic Chinatown of Quebec City
Second Historic Chinatown Site of Quebec City / Established back in Circa 1944
HISTORIC CHINESE NATIONALIST LEAGUE CHINATOWN BUILDING SITE
SITE MAISON HISTORIQUE LIGUE NATIONALIST CHINOIS DU CHINATOWN
Two Chinese Signs Missing
Looted Chinatown Artefact of
617 De Saint-Vallier Est in Quebec City.
Grateful for any information leading to its return.
All Rights Reserved Benoit Woo Property Owner.
benoitwoo@hotmail.com
Two Chinese Signs. 41.0 cm. X 76.3 cm.
Seven Chinese Characters
Ligne Nationaliste Chinoise Branche De Québec
On glass with gold lettering.
1240.1 bw & cmc
Information Benoit Woo
Deux écriteaux chinois perdus
Je cherche deux écriteaux Chinois de
41.0 cm par 76.3 cm en vitre avec lettrage doré.
On y lit: Ligue Nationaliste Chinoise Branche De Québec.
Il y a aussi 7 mots Chinois.
Un de ces écriteaux a déjà était exposée au
Musée canadien des civilisations en 1989.
Récemment, j'ai découvert leurs disparitions de ma collection.
Leur disparition se situe entre 1993 et 1996 approximately.
Mérci beaucoup pour tous informations.
1240.1 bw et cmc.
Renseignements: Benoit Woo
CHINESE URBAN MYTHS QUEBEC CITY HISTORIC CHINATOWN - poster ad
QUARTIER HISTORIQUE CHINOIS VILLE DE QUÉBEC MYTHES URBAINS CHINOIS - affiche pub
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Benoit Woo in 2004
A BENOIT WOO RESIDENCE ART STUDIO PRIVATE HOME MUSEUM FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC CHINATOWN OF QUEBEC CITY
SAINT ROCH DISTRICT PATRIMONY HISTORIC DISTRICT OF OLD QUEBEC UNESCO
UNE RÉSIDENCE ATELIER D'ARTISTE MUSÉE EN RÉSIDENCE PRIVÉE BENOIT WOO POUR LA
PRÉSERVATION DU QUARTIER HISTORIQUE CHINOIS DE QUEBEC
PATRIMOINE DU QUARTIER SAINT-ROCH ARRONDISSEMENT HISTORIQUE DU VIEUX QUEBEC UNESCO
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TOUS DROITS RESERVÉS PAR L'ARTISTE BENOIT WOO
HISTORIC CHINATOWN OF QUEBEC CITY 100th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION 1916-2016
Tourist Destination History Projects for Nouvo St Roch
QUARTIER HISTORIQUE CHINOIS DE QUÉBEC 100e ANNIVERSAIRE COMMÉMORATION 1916-2016
Projets historiques déstinations touristiques pour Nouvo St-Roch
CELEBRATE 1000th ANNIVERSARY HISTORIC CHINATOWN OF QUEBEC CITY 2916
|  Welcome to All to our City of Quebec Symbol of Cultural Diversity Sense of Community
Location of First Chinese Settlement in Quebec City First Historic Chinatown Site of Quebec City Established back in Circa 1916 Bienvenue à tous à notre Ville de Québec Symbol de diversité culturelle Appartenance communautaire Second Historic Chinatown Site of Quebec City Established back in Circa 1944 Latest Edition Virtual TAO and Ever-Changing I CHING Dates and information and spelling and grammar and layout and site may change with R & D. Traditional Chinese Scroll This is a brief first draft bringing to life the history of Chinatown of Quebec City. Reliable personal testamonies from the people who experienced the ancestral Chinatown era. Illustrated with artefacts and documents from the Benoit Woo Chinatown Collection. Situated in its own physical Chinatown interior and exterior environment. About the historic Chinatown sites of Quebec City. Older Chinese sometimes made long scrolls. This Web Art site dedicates its appearance to the marriage of traditional scrolls and the modern web page. Please "scroll" down to continue the exhibition :) Unroll the Scroll to discover the ancient message !!! Thank You. B.W. & A.S. & D.A. Chinatown Sutras
Like the Yoga Sutras amongst many other sutras, these short statements would need and be the object of further commentaries and documentations. Some sutras and images are repeated so as to permit easier consultation of the long Scroll. Some sutras and images are repeated because they are used under different cultural social contexts. At some point, a printed first edition will be made of this virtual Scroll as a brief introduction to the history of Chinatown of Quebec City and to promote the proposed historic Chinatown projects. Enjoy. B.W.
Recognitions of Historic Chinatown of Quebec City Reconnaissances pour Quartier historique chinois de Québec * Chinese Grinder NOTE: PROJECT COMPLETED BY THE CITY OF QUEBEC AND THE GOVERNMENT OF QUEBEC TO COMMEMORATE THE ANCESTRAL CHINATOWN OF QUEBEC CITY A Chinese Grinder is presently displayed in the art complexe Meduse main public entrance. It was a circa 1995 in-situ find discovered by the City of Quebec (S. Rouleau) on the circa 1968-1978 site of Canton restaurant. Une meule chinoise.  Canton restaurant (Circa 1968-1978) Meule chinoise Chinese Grinder Government of Quebec & City of Quebec Historic Chinatown Artifact Discovery Circa 1995 on rue De Saint-Vallier Est & rue De la Chapelle * City of Quebec
Commemorative Cast-Metal Plaque for Chinatown of City of Quebec
pending home repairs
to be fastened on
the Chinese Nationalist House on 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est Plaque commémorative pour le Quartier chinois de Québec en attendant les réparations sur la Maison nationaliste chinoise située 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est
NOTE: THIS COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY OF QUEBEC AUTHORITIES Official Ceremony by the City of Quebec pending final approval of the text by the landlord and pending restoration of the facades with the support of municipal and Quebec government grants. This City of Quebec Commemorative Cast-Metal Plaque would be: In memory of the
Historic Chinatown of Quebec City &
the first three Chinese co-owners in 1944 of
the Chinese Nationalist House:
ING Hip Foo
WONG Fook Him
WOO Fook Soo
&
the two major Chinatown community associations:
Chinese Nationalist League
Ligne nationaliste chinoise
Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec a.k.a.
Chinese Association
Circa 1916
Association de bienfaisance chinoise de québec
aussi connue comme
Association chinoise
Circa 1916
for their contribution to the community.
Example of a
Commemorative Cast-Metal Plaque *
Rue de Xi'an  Rue de Xi'an street A street sign written in French for a
street that is located near an overhead expressway named Autoroute
Dufferin-Montmorence to commemorate the Historic Chinatown and its Ancestors.
ADDITION of Chinese words to the French words on this Quebec City street sign would be a nice touch. The cherry on the cake. There actually exists in the City of Quebec City, in the Huron Wendake Village, STOP SIGNS in First Nations Huron language and in French. Go to address: http://www.google.ca/images?hl=fr&q=wendake%20huron%20nation%20stop%20signs&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=804  NOTE Would be nice touch to have some Chinese ideagrams on the existing Rue de Xi'an street. Des signes de rue en Français et Chinois comme rappels historiques sont souhaitables pour les gens d'ici et les touristes. Important Note: Historic Chinatown Sites commemorative projects: Besides these Recognitions of Historic Chinatown of Quebec City (Reconnaissances pour Quartier historique chinois de Québec), there are other commemorative projects. All those other Commemorative Projects are in a Wishing Well phase. They are suggestions in the case of the public municipal projects because the City of Quebec is the actual owner of the First Historic Chinatown Site. They are extreme challenges in the case of the private citizen projects as concerns the Second Historic Chinatown Site. Until proof to the contrary, I would like to emphasize that both the suggested municipal projects and the private citizen projects have NOT BEEN REALIZED. I say this because it has come to my attention by a third-party that some people are searching for a museum about the ancestral Chinatown of the Saint Roch District.  Delighted tourists in 2006 with cameras looking up at the historic Chinese Nationalist Party (League) building facade in front of them across the street on 617 De Saint-Vallier Est Chinatown of Saint Roch District in the City of Quebec  Kuo Min Tang
Nationalist Democracy League (Direct Translation of Three Ideagrams) Chinese Nationalist League a.k.a. Please keep an eye open for any new future Historic Chinatown project developments. To the citizens and tourists who have already came into this Saint Roch District area conscious of these patrimonial historic Chinatown sites: Spread the word. Thank you. May 18 2010 Tuesday. Benoit Woo Inspirational Models
http://www.hotelpremieresnations.ca/index.php?langue=en
There is also another second museum project in progress by a former Grand Chief of the Huron-Wendat Nation. A second museum project http://lejournaldequebec.canoe.ca/actualites/regional/archives/2010/03/20100315-213616.html
 Quebec Historic Commemorative Space The Cetiere Park of Place Royale in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Calgary
City of Vancouver Application
for National Historic Site Designation for Vancouver Chinatown http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/chinatown/pdfs/ChinatownNHS_Nomination.pdf
 Chinese Arch in Taiwan Inspiration Example from Afar  Montreal White Stone Chinese Lions Inspirational Example *
Chinatown of Quebec City Quartier chinois de Québec Taking Care of All Our Ancestors and Our Exotic Cultural Heritage
CNL Short for Chinese Nationalist League in the Black and White photographies and artefacts concerning Chinatown of Quebec City
CHINESE LION DANSE Note on Chinese Lion Danse aspects that are against dynasty governments ... Chinese Ancestor Worship Hommage to the Ancestors We Remember Culte chinois des ancêtres Rendre un hommage aux ancêtres Je me souviens     Remember to take care of our Ancestors and they will take care of us. Our Ancestors gave us life.  Remember to take care of our Parents & Elders and they will take care of us. Our Parents & Elders gave us life. Cultural Sponsership Commandite culturelle Sponsor our Chinatown Projects Sponsor our Self-Employment Projects Benefits for the Ancestors Benefits for Senior Citizens Benefits for the next generations Cultural Diversity & Sense of Community Artefacts, bailouts, offers, grants, money, expertise, time, blessings, letters of recommendation, etc... to help with our Chinatown Projects and with our Self-Employment Projects are wholeheartedly welcomed. Chinatown Yearbook Directory Bottin du Quartier historique chinois de Québec Benoit Woo Last Historic Chinatown Resident  Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec
(Association de bienfaisance chinoise de Quebec)
Yearbook 1982 in Presentation Cube Display* Contents Tables des matières Welcome to All to Historic Chinatown of Quebec City Recognitions of "Chinatown is gone, gone to heaven." Antique Loss & Search: Black and White Photographies Brief Biography Benoit Woo Benoit Woo Residence Art Studio Private Home Museum Chinese Urban Myths True or False A Publicity Poster by Benoit Woo Once Upon a Time in Chinatown Quebec City A Moving Picture by Benoit Woo Projects Historic Chinatown of Quebec City Symbol of Cultural Diversity Sense of Community First Historic Chinatown Site by the Chinese Community Public Project Suggestions Second Historic Chinatown Site Established Circa 1941 Private Projects In-the-Public-Interest Enterprise Register Non-profit Organizations Grant Programs Extreme Zen Real Estate Calculator Some Potential Patrimonial Aspects to Highlight of Repairs Chinese Ancestor Tombstones Project A Small Preview Coming Soon in 2016 HISTORIC CHINATOWN OF QUEBEC CITY 100th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION 1916-2016 QUARTIER HISTORIQUE CHINOIS DE QUÉBEC 100e ANNIVERSAIRE COMMÉMORATION 1916-2016 The Unknown True Illustrated with Photography and Moving Pictures Uncensored Secret History of Chinatown of Quebec City TESTAMONIES TEXTS PHOTOS MOVING PICTURES MULTIMEDIA A CHINATOWN PROJECT "Chinatown is gone, gone to heaven." BY Benoit Woo
THE LAST CHINATOWN CHINESE OLD-TIMER Made in Quebec City Chinatown of two Chinese immigrants  Benoit Woo's mother CHAN Sue Shang  Benoit Woo's father WOO Guy Sang  Benoit Woo & grandmother HO Gam Yee Festival September 27 1982 Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec (Association de bienfaisance chinoise de Québec) This central area of Saint Roch District at the foot of Côte d'Abraham street & rue De la Chapelle street is where Chinese people first settled down. Top part of Escalier De la Chapelle stairway, boardwalk & terrace.
Historic Time-line
 "Un Chez-nous chinois" According to Quebec City local Chinese traditions, from the Chinese point-of-view, what the Chinese immigrants and their Chinese-Quebecer decendants name and designate with fondness as their Chinatown referred specifically to one of two buildings considered as One-Building Chinatowns:
Reformed Land Register Cadastre 1 477 006. In 1916, Chinese-owned land and building. At the moment, this very first historic Chinatown site is the public property of the City of Quebec. Existing Informational Panel In future: Text & Photo Information should be added on the information panel on this historic Chinatown site of Quebec City. Panneau d'interprétation Existant À ÊTRE AJOUTER: Renseigements & Photographies des archives à propos de ce site Quartier historique chinois de Québec.
Chinese and Occidental politicians as well as other VIPs would come to these Chinatown headquarters to address the Chinese population about important issues. Reformed Land Register Cadastre 1 477 018. At the moment, this second and latest historic Chinatown site of Quebec City is the private property of a citizen.
Population Estimates on
January 26 2009
Chinese New Year 2009
Year of the Ox
Chinatown Chinese Population: 1 Chinese Community Population: Between 1 and 1000 BUT from a Quebec City municipal government point-of-view, there were no official Chinatown borders voted by the municipal council. Understandable in a way because there were more Occidentals than Chinese in any given city block of residents. More than Just Propaganda Traditional Historic Chinatown Trademarks  Benoit Woo Photojournalism Videojournalism
Historic Chinese Nationalist League Chinatown building Nouvo St Roch Maison historique Ligue Nationalist Chinois du Chinatown Nouvo St-Roch
Chinese Feng Shui A Traditional Historic Chinatown Trademark
Nevertheless, we must recognize that funeral companies offer a variety of very important services to the whole community. These services could include funeral rituals as per Chinese or Occidental or other cultures.  Carré Lépine Square THEREFORE and To bridge the cultural gap, this is easy to understand when one considers that some Quebecers would adhere to similar beliefs about NOT being near a cemetery as example.
FIRST, traditional Chinese never stick their two chopsticks in their rice bowl vertically pointing to the heavens. Visually similar to incense sticks burnt during Chinese Ancestor Worship.
Golden Chinese incense burning fragrence towards the heavens and red Chinese candles and burnt money offerings of a Chinese Ancestor Ritual When there was a death, a vertical stick or similar object would be used in an ancient funeral ceremony to keep a more vulnerable part of the spirit of the dead person from "getting lost" in the heavens. In Chinese Ancestor Worship, sometimes vertical chop sticks in rice bowls are used to offer food to the deceased. FOR CHINESE and from the Chinese community point-of-view, as per Chinese Feng Shui, sticks towards heaven are visual pointers to ancient Chinese funeral rituals & Chinese Ancestor Worship. THEREFORE, the straight support pillars of the overhead espressway Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency and the car smoke going up to heaven from the automobiles are visual signs similar to incense sticks and similar to funeral poles used to anchor a part of the dead peron's spirit from "getting lost" in heaven. Symbols of bad luck and death if you are of Chinese culture. No problem if you do not subscribe to these cultural Chinese Feng Shui elements. CHINESE are considered to be a very logical & pratical people including yours truly. ALSO as per Chinese Feng Shui, straight cutting objects that look in form like knives and arrows are avoided especially when they point towards oneself. Not lucky. Maybe even dangeroous. See pillars. Other aspects ...  Former Jewish area and Synagogue Now Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency in Saint Roch District Area under overhead expressway WAS ACTUALLY Jewish area with Synagogue. As per public archives, historic Chinatown was NOT LOCATED in this area before the demolition of the homes and buildings prior to the construction of the overhead expressway. The actual historic Chinatown site is located near the Escalier De la Chapelle stairway and terrace. TO BRIDGE THE CULTURAL GAP, some Quebecers do not like to consider getting old and be reminded in their surroundings by visual symbols about death either.   Wishing Good Luck, Prosperity, Health, Long Life and Happiness to everyone!
B.W. Historic Chinatown Wise Elders The first and second historic Chinatown building locations were very wisely chosen by our traditional Chinese organizations and Chinese Elders who knew more about Chinese culture and Feng Shui than most of us of these later generations. Chat de la prospérité Orgine japonais Wishing, Prosperity, Health, Long Life, Happiness and Fortune to everyone! B.W.  Republic of China (ROC) flags
& First and Second Historic Chinatown Sites of Quebec City Founding of the Republic of China on January 1 1912 Also see history of Formosa and Taiwan. Egalement voir l'histoire de Formose et Taiwan. Symbolism in the Republic of China flag as related to Benoit Woo by a Chinatown old-timer: White Sun in Blue Sky over Bloody Fields. Lots of blood lost before peace and democracy.
THEREFORE, our Ancestors' very first One-Building Chinatown district, circa 1916, was at the foot of Côte d'Abraham street. Today's civic numbers are 708-710 but now a terrace North-East of Escalier de la Chapelle stairway and mini-boardwalk. This central area of Saint Roch District at the foot of Côte d'Abraham street is where Chinese people first settled down. Then, among themselves and according to Chinatown documents & artefacts, the Chinese of Quebec City officially celebrated and formally recognized themselves as a community in 1916. Since the 1940s, after a change of location for the continuation their political cultural social activities, Chinese old-timers call the building on 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est street their (second) One-Building Chinatown district.   Chinese Water Smoke Pipe  Population Estimates
on
January 26 2009
Chinese New Year 2009
Year of the Ox
Chinatown Chinese Population: 1 Chinese Community Population: Between 1 and 1000  Traditional Catholic marriage in Quebec City Chinatown on 617 Saint-Vallier Est street In bigger cities, Chinatown may refer to several city blocks. In some cities, Chinatown referred to only one street. In Quebec City, Chinatown was for every Chinese, a One-Building Chinatown district with its since-1940s and large Chinese Nationalist Party sign on the front facade.
PHOTOS and NOTES: CNL and ABC There are other smaller building signs some of which have disappeared from the Benit Woo Chinatown collection. See my Antique Lost & Search (Biens culturels pillés & récherchés) publicity for more information. A Nationalist Chinatown History
A Traditional Historic Chinatown Trademark In those former international political times and in those former traditional Chinatown days, archival documents and building signs indicate that most what-used-to be-termed Overseas Chinese were Nationalists. AND most Chinese-Quebecers were like most Quebec-Quebecers of that era: Catholic! While at the same time being Taoist Confucian Buddhist. Generally, Taoism and Confucianism are not religions. And Buddhism is a religion, if one wishes to consider it a religion, imported from India. That's the way it was and still is. Roman Catholic Church A Traditional Historic Chinatown Trademark  Benoit Woo at Saint Brigid's Home Saint Brigid's Home: An Irish Institution Photo taken at former location on 80 Grande Allée Est Quebec City Sometimes at mass 9 times a week at Saint Brigid's Home chapel and at Saint Patrick's Church.   Catholic Priest Adrien Caron 8-Page Manuscript on Chinese Community of Quebec City written for Benoit Woo Unpublished Text & Images All Rights Reserved 2010 Benoit Woo  * The realized museal potential, combined with other cultural and artistic uses of the space, of this ancestral Chinatown would permit people of various cultural identities to come inside the Chinatown building itself and experience a distinct exotic aspect of Quebec City history that is little-known dating back to another era. It would be like going back in time.  Another Era to Explore Historic District of Old Quebec UNESCO Saint Roch District During the height of the tourist season in the summer, there have been groups of people that stop to study and take pictures and movies of the outside of the old ancestral building with its Chinese Nationalist Party sign. Organized walking tourist tours. At such moments, I cannot go outside without having to give an unprepared on-the-spot lecture. Followed by a question & answer. Even politely done, refusing is not an option because these tourists have come from afar to visit our city and us. One of the reasons for this Chinese scroll and the proposed projects is to answer some of the questions. The One-Building Chinatown district is where Chinese went for their social and political and cultural life. After Chinese finished work in the Quebec City Chinese restaurants at around 3h00 a.m., it has happened on occasions that some would gamble with Mah Jong until it was time to work the next-working day without sleeping. Mah Jong Game A Traditional Historic Chinatown Trademark  Besides the more research-needed archival documents and artefacts, that the Chinese community of that by-gone era were mainly Nationalist is also evidenced by their public street signs on the buildings they owned or rented for their community and cultural life. In the present era, everyone is still for peace and democracy.   They, our Ancestors and first Chinese immigrants here in Quebec, longed for democracy and a better life for the masses back home in the China of that time. Kuo Min Tang
Nationalist Democracy League (Direct Translation of Three Ideagrams)
a.k.a. Chinese Nationalist League
The Chinese population itself remained relatively small and spread-out sporadically throughout the city. Sometimes commercial rental space was used for the political, social and cultural activities of the Chinese Nationalist League and the Chinese Benevolent Association (also known as Chinese Association) for the greater community including other people. Most of the time when a large reception hall was needed, the Saint Roch Church basement was rented for the activity. Also, the church basement was close to the 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est historic Chinatown headquarters.
*  Double Chinese Lion Dance performed by the Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec (Association de bienfaisance chinoise de Québec)  Chinese Lion Danse performed by the Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec (Association de bienfaisance chinoise de Québec)  Chinese Lion Dance performed by the Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec (Association de bienfaisance chinoise de Québec) * This One-Building Chinatown of Quebec City, with its Chinese Nationalist League (Party) sign on its front wall, situated on south-east side of Saint-Vallier Est, is the only remaining Chinatown patrimony that is both considered important by Quebec City public records and is an unique cultural element within the limits of the Historic District of Old Quebec (Arrondissement historique du Vieux-Québec) as defined in 1985 by UNESCO. A frank Chinatown history is told as witnessed by Chinatown's last insider and illustrated by his decades-long Chinatown Collection. There are the usual general stories that are common to most Chinatowns. But also some inside gossip and untold experiences that are specific to Chinatown of Quebec City.  Woo's House Restaurant Incorporated
Circa 1968 to Closing in 1995 as per Public Record
The late WOO Guy Sang, Benoit's father, was fondly known as the Mayor of the back-then Chinese community. WOO Guy Sang was one of the original share-holders of Woo's House Restaurant Inc. It was formally opened in circa 1968. Since 1995, Woo's House Restaurant Inc. is closed as per bankruptcy public records. This was at a time before the current wave of re-development of the Saint-Roch District. Previously to Woo's House Restaurant Inc., also in the Saint Roch District area, Mr. WOO Guy Sang was an owner of New Luxe Café and co-owner of Luxe Café. The late Mrs. Guy Sang WOO, Benoit's mother CHAN Sue Shang, arrived in Quebec City on circa December 25 1951. She learned her cooking skills from Mr. Charlie SETO who was working as chef at Canton Chop Suey House which was located circa 1948-1968 in the present 617 De Saint-Vallier Est street building on the ground floor. After Canton Chop Suey House, there is a relic of a Restaurant Castor on present 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est street building on the ground floor. Although these two restaurant enterprises were on this same location, we have no evidence to prove that they had the same owner(s).  Faded red green sign discovered during repairs Circa 2009 Then circa 1968-1978. some owner(s) opened an enterprise named Canton restaurant that was located just across the street at 594 Saint-Vallier Est. This building was demolished and the location is now actually ocuppied by a public housing Cooperative d'Habitation Ilot Fleurie. Canton restaurant (Circa 1968-1978) Every Chinatown has Chinese restaurants but a Chinese restaurant does not necessarily make a Chinatown. ALSO NOT to be confused with Chinese-theme commercial shopping centres. In Quebec City, the majority of Chinese restaurants were not to serve the Chinese community and Chinese people themselves. The majority of Chinese restaurants were to serve other communities and people. And the Chinese food was not actually Chinese food. The real Chinese food was being eaten by the Chinese back in the kitchen. The Chinese of Quebec City invented the famous and popular "Chinese Fried Noodles". Very basically, a meat and/or vegetables, onions, celeries, Macaroni elbows, seasoning and soya sauce. Green onions to top. I personally like crispy bacon and muchrooms with some Tabasco sauce and Worchestershire sauce. So "Chinese Fried Noodles" is a Quebec patrimony. With the recent circa 2010 changes in the Loi sur les biens culturels (The Cultural Property Act), it is now possible to protect these Chinese Fried Noodles recipes as a cultural property that originated in Quebec City. Chinatown Squatter BY CHANCE AND TAOIST DESIGN, with all the joys and tears and responsibilities to the Ancestors, this last Chinese historic Chinatown residant and insider acts in the best human way possible as the very humble spiritual leader of this historic Chinatown by acclamation without ratification. In all these more than 15 years of financial and cultural crisis concerning this latest One-Building Chinatown, Benoit Woo (with some volunteer help from friends and family) is the only Chinatown CEO (Chief Executive Officer) to have actually risked investing alot of time, money and effort and then thru an Acquisitive Prescription motion before the Superior Court to salvage this historic Chinatown site and most of the artefacts. This second and latest Historic One-Building Chinatown Site district on 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est street had to be salvaged through a legal motion requiring more than ten years as per 4 conditions of
as well as USAGE AS IF ONE WERE the real owner called Acquisitive Prescription (Prescription acquisitive décennale) by yours truly. Incidently, though not required, the bills had to be paid during the same time. Commonly known as Squatters Rights, one may NOT claim if one is a
 Motion for Judicial Recognition (Requête en reconnaissance judiciaire du droit de propriété) on October 10 2007 a.k.a. Nationalist Double Ten Day Motion granted in 2008. (La requête accueillée). The judgement as the property title was then made public and published in the Land Register (Registre foncier) in 2009.  Land Registration Ceremony at Notary Office
Mother of Benoit Woo
Mrs. WOO Guy Sang in photo of photo in frame
Each historic Chinatown site and each artefact has a story to express. For the moment, the artefacts and the memories are saved. This for the cultural and social benefits to all Ancestors and all future generations to-be-born.
A Combination of History & Commemoration for the Preservation and Celebration of this Quebec City Exotic Chinatown Heritage for historic and patrimonial reasons. Summing-up: Quebec City Chinatown is a very small One-Building Chinatown district. It is the only one we have left. It is part and parcel of our City of Quebec patrimony. Its Chinatown history is of another era in Saint Roch District history. Of another era is precisely one of the reasons why it is precious and unique as a tourist destination. The repairing and renovation of this Nationalist Chinatown building would give voice to the Chinatown history of Quebec City. One of Quebec City's multicultural heritages which all help with the welcoming of future immigrants of all cultural identities thus improving local job fullfillment and population growth. This would help in the formation of cultural identity and give a sense of community by bridging the gap between the past and future. One may see the Projet de politique municipale sur l'accueil, l'intégration et la rétention des personnes immigrantes written by La Ville de Québec for more details about immigration statistics and the special needs of immigrants. In a society that is becoming more and more culturally diverse because of immigration and demographics, tradition Chinatowns as a refuge for survivial may no longer be needed. On the other hand, this historic Chinatown site may be seen as a symbol of the Chinese community participation in the greater Quebec City history and area. A community meeting hall, big or small, rented or owned, used part-time or full-time, with or without governments grants for its maintenance and operations, is probably a good realization for all kinds of reasons social and cultural benefiting the whole Quebec community. The community meeting hall or centre might end up being called Chinatown (Quartier chinois de Québec) by citizens and tourists. A Chinatown not defined as a refuge for survivial but more as a place of welcome and societal participation.  Preliminary plans of our Ancestors and their associations for a (third) welcome & culture centre for the Chinese community of Quebec City Projet d'un (troisième) centre de culture et d'acceuil pour le compte de la commumauté chinoise de Québec conçue par nos ancêtres et leurs associations. Plans préliminaires. As an Artist in the Visual Arts, Benoit Woo comments about Chinese culture in general and his personal experiences within the Chinese community and within ancestral Chinatown.  http://www.myspace.com/parodielapub/photos/20130234#{%22ImageId%22%3A20130234} * Antique Loss & Search
Two Chinese Nationalist League Signs
 Ligue Nationaliste Chinoise Branche De Quebec Searching for two signs measuring 41.0 cm by 76.3 cm on glass with golden letters. Written on the glass: Ligue Nationaliste Chinoise Branche De Québec. There is also 7 Chinese words. One of these signs had been exposed at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in 1989 and returned as per loan contract after the exposition. Recently, I discovered their disappearance from my collection. Their disappearance dates approximately between 1993 and 1996.
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Biens culturels pillés & récherchés Deux écriteaux chinois Ligue Nationaliste Chinoise DEUX ÉCRITEAUX CHINOIS PERDUS ET RÉCHERCHÉS
Ligue Nationaliste Chinoise Branche De Quebec
Je cherche deux écriteaux de 41.0 cm par 76.3 cm en vitre avec lettrage doré. On y lit: Ligue Nationaliste Chinoise Branche De Québec. Il y a aussi 7 mots Chinois. Un de ces écriteaux a déjà été exposé au Musée canadien des civilisations en 1989. Récemment, j'ai découvert leurs disparitions de ma collection. Leur disparition se situe entre 1993 et 1996 approximativement. Merkado.ca Publicity of Antique Loss & Search on Merkado.ca since 2006 August 24. Antique Loss & Search Black and White Photographies
Biens culturels pillés & récherchés Photographies en noir et blanc * Brief Biography
Benoit Woo
Benoit Woo was born, resides and works in the old Quebec City Chinatown near the Escalier De la Chapelle stairway and terrace close to the art coop Meduse.
He has a Commercial Photography diploma specializing in Photo-journalism and Illustration from Dawson College in Montreal and has studied at Université Laval obtaining a Certificate in the Visual Arts. At the moment, he is studying part-time at the Université de Bras d'Apic. Benoit was very much involved in cultural promotion among the activities of the Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec Inc. (Association de bienfaisance chinoise de Québec Inc.) The Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec was also known as the Chinese Association. Circa 1916. (Aussi connue comme Association chinoise. Circa 1916.) Chinatown Museum of Quebec (Musée du Quartier chinois de Québec ...) is a self-employment entreprise started in the 1970s and formally registered in 2003. There is the historical need to keep the souvenirs and documentations of his continuing life-long Chinatown collection and of the Chinatown of Quebec City alive for the Ancestors and future generations. Details for the collective memory. THUS giving a sense of identity and community in a more and more culturally-diverse demographics. Benoit Woo in 2004
 Chinatown Arts Museum
of Quebec City Musée des arts
du Quartier chinois de Québec Benoit Woo Residence
Art Studio Private Home Museum Musée en résidence privée L'Atelier d'artiste Résidence Benoit Woo A BENOIT WOO RESIDENCE ART STUDIO PRIVATE HOME MUSEUM FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC CHINATOWN OF QUEBEC CITY UNE RÉSIDENCE ATELIER D'ARTISTE MUSÉE EN RÉSIDENCE PRIVÉE BENOIT WOO POUR LA PRÉSERVATION DU QUARTIER HISTORIQUE CHINOIS DE QUEBEC   Self-Employment Activities:
 Benoit Woo (1 year old) in 1954
Acquisition Preservation Education Benoit Woo Residence Art Studio Private Home Museum including his photojournalism and videojournalism amongst his other creations is located in a private home museum setting. This is where Benoit Woo has his self-employment activities as a professional artist. This is where Benoit has his private residence which is furnished with his antique furnature and ancestral Chinese furnishings and his continuing life-long Chinatown collection of artifacts as an interior design. This private home museum setting is located in the only still existing One-Building Chinatown district on one of the two historic Chinatown physical sites in the Historic District of Old Quebec of UNESCO. Mah Jong Game A Traditional Historic Chinatown Trademark Antique Mah Jong set circa 1916 used by first Chinese immigrants in their first One-Building Chinatown at the foot of Côte d'Abraham street: 708-710 Côte d'Abraham street Reformed Land Register 1 477 006  The Artefact Notes to be Determined B.W. Benoit Woo Residence Art Studio Private Home Museum as a visual arts creator and cultural promoter is presenting for public viewing some of his Contemporary Visual Arts creations and Chinese cultural items in his Three Small Galleries of Chinatown (Three Windows into Chinatown). Three Small Galleries of Chinatown Three Windows into Chinatown
Chinese Nationalist Party (CNL) Sign in Conservation Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec
(Association de bienfaisance chinoise de Quebec)
Yearbook 1982 in Presentation Cube Display Benoit Woo Calligraphy * Chinese Urban Myths True or False In general, the present Chinese immigrants and even our fellow citizens of various cultural identities are not aware of the real Chinatown history of the Saint Roch District of Quebec City. In addition, there are some Chinatown myths floating around and being repeated. Details are important.
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Festival Parodie la Pub Mythes urbains chinois Finaliste Parodies d'affiches publicitaire Compétition édition 2008 http://www.myspace.com/parodielapub/photos/20130234#{%22ImageId%22%3A20130234} * Once Upon a Time in Chinatown Quebec City Il était une fois dans Chinatown
Art video representing in a nutshell, or in this case a small bowl of standard Poutine (fries, cheese and brown gravy), the history of the first wave of Chinese immigrants. Thought not existing at the same time, they had two successive One-Building Chinatowns at the foot of Côte d'Abraham street. The integration of their first multi-cultural decendants. After three (3) Kow Tows to the Ancestors: Enjoying the Quebec Poutine delight with the traditional long Chinese chopsticks.  Video Once Upon A Time in Chinatown Quebec City video * Projects Historic Chinatown of Quebec City Sense of Community Projets Quartier historique chinois de Québec Visual Symbols *
PROJECT
Stairway Sign Escalier De la Chapelle TO COMMEMORATE THE ANCESTRAL CHINATOWN OF QUEBEC CITY  Cherry on the Cake For citizens and tourists on the street, the three Chinese ideagrams would be communicating as visual symbols of what could be felt as "Chinese" or "Chinatown". Not everyone goes in the hidden archives for a sense of idenity and community. Chinese ideagrams would be the final touch on the street sign to convey to ordinary citizens and tourists on the street the first historic Chinatown site location as well as point to the contribution of these first Chinese immigrants to the City of Quebec.  As of yet, this sign does not exist. This is an inspirational example of Escalier De la Chapelle street sign with three Chinese ideagrams giving an equivilant of Chinatown written with Chinese ideagrams. IN FACT: This Escalier De la Chapelle stairway is located within the historic Chinatown site of Quebec City as considered by various specialists and the Archives of the City of Quebec.  Escalier De la Chapelle Stairway with Chinatown in Chinese ideagrams Escalier De la Chapelle avec Quartier chinois en mots Chinois * * Form and Function
Project Options for Consideration Would serve a role of educating the next generation on the little-known participation that Chinese and their Chinatown played in the history of the Saint Roch District. There were other pioneer immigrant groups such as the Jewish people and their Synagogue. There were businesses such as Assh and Pollack in the Saint Roch District. In fact, the Jewish area and the Synagogue was centered around and under the back-then future Saint Roch District portion of the overhead expressway Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency. Pointing straight to the truth and to be Zen about it, historic Chinatown is located in the small area around the second location of the Escalier De la Chapelle stairway according to local Chinese tradition and the public archives.   Bird's Eye Visualization These commemorative Chinatown site projects are one of many nice ways to help further invigorate culturally and socially the Saint Roch District. Projects realized, it becomes a form of welcome to tourists, immigrants and Quebecers of all cultural identities. All this commemorates the contribution of early immigrants and pioneers to the development of the main community in its early years. Now, with the gradually changing demographics because of immigration, the celebration of cultural diversity would help to form personal identity and a sense of community. Some of the Chinatown projects are private citizen projects concerning this historic Chinatown site area of Saint Roch District. Some of the Chinatown projects are public and are suggestions for the City of Quebec concerning this historic Chinatown site area of Saint Roch District. Since the first Chinese immigrants gave birth to Chinatown in its historic location, we may consider it to be a local phenomene and is actually an essential part of the history of Quebec City. Part of Quebec City's patrimony as a multicultural heritage. These Chinatown historic sites and patrimony and history belongs to all citizens and should be lived in our surrounding environment. These commemorative Chinatown site projects are one of many nice ways to give life to the treasures in the quiet Chinatown archives. Because of the building on 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est's Chinatown history and the Saint Roch District local Chinese traditions, we have reason to make applications for protective status as per The Cultural Property Act of the Government of Quebec (Loi sur les biens culturels). And perhaps for a Guiness World record as the smallest Chinatown District if and when Chinatown district appears officially on the urban plans as Chinatown District with a capital letter "D". With these additional cultural attractions, more families and people would stream into the Saint Roch District resulting in a more enjoyable life for residents and a more interesting cultural destination for tourists in the Saint Roch District. All this may be planned and accomplished within 5 years and just in time for the 100th Anniversary of the Chinatown of the City of Quebec in 2016. THUS the historic and commemorative reasons for the projects. They are good projects to accomplish. Why not ! For the People Dr. Sun Yat-Sen of Chinese Nationalist League (CNL) These Chinatown projects are for the patrimonial and artistic benefits to be had for the present as well as for the future generations of citizens and immigrants and tourists. The other proposed Chinatown projects will provide additional cultural attractions in this central area of Saint Roch District for citizens and tourists to have a more enjoyable stay. A certain sector of the Saint Roch District may now stay open longer like in the other tourist areas. The economic activity is becoming more spread-out through out the city. The concept of Nouvo Saint Roch is in another re-development phase as an urban centre. For Quebec City Urban Landscape Bird's Eye Visualization of Chinatown Projects
... all within leisurely walking distance of a meal within the Saint Roch District.  Spiritual Food Legacy for Future Million Years * First Historic Chinatown Site Established 1916 by the Chinese Community First Historic Chinatown Site on 708-710 Côte d'Abraham street (Reformed Land Register Cadastre 1 477 006, formerly Lot 3478) and the mini-boardwalk and Escalier De la Chapelle stairway is the property of the City of Quebec (Ville de Québec). The First Historic Chinatown Site concerned actually is composed of two Cadastres.
Cadastre 1 477 006: Presently a small terrace: Formerly Lot 3478: Used to be chinese-owned by Sung Lung and later by Sing Sito Juen. The Chinese store Chong Shing was one of its occupants. Circa 2001, small house was demolished and replaced by terrace. See the Données Patrimoniales for this immovable made by La Ville de Québec. Cadastre 2 461 745: Presently the mini-boardwalk and Escalier De la Chapelle stairway. Formerly Lot 3479. Was never Chinese-owned. See the Données Patrimoniales for this immovable made by La Ville de Qukébec. As per city archives and historically, the Chinese National(ist) League is also known in La Ville de Québec since circa 1916 as Ligue nationaliste chinoise. Republic of China (ROC) flags & First and Second Historic Chinatown Sites of Quebec City ROC is AKA: Formosa and Taiwan. AUSSI CONNUE: sous le nom de Formose et Taiwan. Symbolism in the Republic of China flag as related to Benoit Woo by a Quebec City Chinatown old-timer: White Sun in Blue Sky over Bloody Fields. Lots of blood lost before peace and democracy.
A Combination of History & Commemoration for the Preservation and Celebration of this Quebec City Exotic Chinatown Heritage for historic and patrimonial reasons. Public Project Suggestions Official Citation Status Request for the First Historic Chinatown Site Demande à la Ville de Québec d'étudier la Citation d'un monument historique pour le premier Quartier chinois de Québec An official Citation status request has been addressed to the City of Quebec for this first site of historic Chinatown under the special provisions accorded to municipalities by the Cultural Protection Act (Loi sur les biens culturels s-70 & Guide pratique destiné aux municipalités Chapitre 2/Admissibilité des biens) for the protection of Quebec's heritage. COPY of this historic monument Citation status request is available in the correspondance of the Conseil du Quartier Saint Roch if one is interested in the details. See reference in the minutes of meeting http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qhrPK7l8HhMJ:www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/docs/pv/conseils_quartier/lacite/saintroch/saintroch_1004291900.pdf+benoit+woo+nouvo+st-roch&cd=3&hl=fr&ct=clnk&gl=ca Loi sur les biens culturels: http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=2&file=/B_4/B4.html Guide pratique destiné aux municipalités: http//www.mcccf.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/documents/publications/biens-culturels-municipalites.pdf The Ville de Québec has the special power to designate under the Cultural Property Act (Loi sur les biens culturels) the official status of Citation for the First Historic Chinatown Site considering that one of the regular requirements is that the site must belong to the Ville de Québec. And in fact, this historic site belongs to the City of Quebec. The First Historic One-Building Chinatown on 708-710 Côte d'Abraham street no longer exists. The building was demolised by the City of Quebec in circa 2001 and replaced by the terrace. The potential of Cadastre 1 477 006 and terrace as indicated in Role d'évaluation: Terrain non aménagé et non exploité. A project such as this commemorative pavilion and terrace would maximize the cultural potential of this historic site. This site is where the first Chinese immigrants settled down in Quebec City, and equally important, that the Chinese among themselves called Chinatown. It would be possible to design and build a Chinese arch, two Chinese lions and a Buddha to commemorate this first historic Chinatown site of Quebec City as an important historical fact on this site. This Chinese-theme urban design for the terrace would help to commemorate the historic fact of the first Chinese immigrants settling on this Côte d'Abraham site to tourists and Quebecers. THEREFORE, both the important details of The Cultural Property Act and the Chinatown urban design projects would permit the Citation and the Commemoration of Historic Chinatown. Patrimonial potential of this first Chinatown historic site, as well as the second Chinatown historic site on 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est, should be realized for the various cultural touristic economic benefits for our Saint Roch District. *
If granted, official Citation status and a pertinent Chinese-theme landscape design would help to keep in the collective memory as well as to commemorate the historic fact of the first Chinese immigrants settling on this Côte d'Abraham site to tourists and Quebecers of all cultural identities The immovable on 708-710 Côte d'Abraham street which constitutes the First Historic Chinatown Site of the City of Quebec is in some aspects comparable to the immovable commemorated as Parc Cetiere park at Place Royale. BOTH EXAMPLES, what is left of the former buildings are only some parts of the ground foundations. In a similar way, this actual physical site of the first Chinatown site would be designed and utilized to commemorate this first historic Chinese settlement of the early Chinese immigrants as a community in the history of Saint Roch District. Quebec Historic Commemorative Space The Cetiere Park of Place Royale in (Old Quebec District) * Discover Quebec City ...
The Côté d'Abraham street
Information Panel Découvrir Québec ... La côté d'Abraham Panneau d'interprétation CHINATOWN PROJECT WE SHOULD COMPLETE the historic information already on the "Découvrir Quebec ... La côte d'Abraham" information panal by ADDING Historic Chinatown Site textual and visual information. Presently there is a lack of patrimonial and historic information about this Chinatown on this information panel which is ACTUALLY ON the Chinatown site. Small presence of graffiti. Existing Informational Panel In future: Text & Photo Information should be added on the information panel on this historic Chinatown site of Quebec City. Panneau d'interprétation Existant À ÊTRE AJOUTER: Renseigements & Photographies des archives à propos de ce site Quartier historique chinois de Québec. * Street Signs in French and Chinese Des signes de rue en Français et Chinois CHINATOWN PROJECT Escalier De la Chapelle street sign with Chinatown written in Chinese ideagrams. Signe de rue Escalier De la Chapelle en Français et Chinois. Escalier De la Chapelle Written in Chinese is an equivilant of Chinatown. Inspirational Example. Des signes de rue en Français et Chinois comme rappels historiques sont souhaitables pour les gens d'ici et les touristes. Street signs in French and Chinese as historic reminders are desireable for citizens and tourists. Most Chinatowns in major cities have street signs in the Official Language of the locality combined with Chinese to commemorate historic Chinatown sites and to have an additional exotic tourist destination. In the Wendake Huron Village in the City of Quebec, there are bilingual Huron French STOP SIGNS written in a First Nations Huron language and French. One may see examples of bilingual STOP SIGNS at this address amongst many other places: http://www.google.ca/images?hl=fr&q=wendake%20huron%20nation%20stop%20signs&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=804 * Taoist Buddhist Confucian Pavilion & Lady Buddha of Compassion Kwan Yin Giant Statue Pavillon Taoist Buddhist Confucian & Statue Géante Déesse boudha Kwan Yin CHINATOWN PROJECT
Taoist Buddhist Confucian Pavilion would be a public square encouraging spiritual freedom.  As an example, on the first historic Chinatown site, we could build one Quebec-style pavilion using Chinese red yellow green colours. Perhaps a Chinese-style pavilion using Quebec blue white yellow colours. See Inspirational Examples.  THUS we would have a visual symbol of the actual coming together of peoples and cultures. First Historic Chinatown Site Established by Chinese community in 1916 There is an historic site of choice in the urban landscape of the more central area of Saint Roch District where may be developed the Taoist Buddhist Confucian Pavilion: that is on the terrace North-East of the mini-boardwalk at the top of Escalier de la Chapelle stairway. This Taoist Buddhist Confucian Pavilion would be exactly on the first urban location of Chinatown where the very first wave of Chinese immigrants as a social group started to center their various activities in the Saint Roch District. Lady Buddha of Compassion Example in Photograph:
Small (about 12 inches)
To be alittle bit more precise: The very first Chinese immigrants and their decendants had their very first One-Building Chinatown district at the foot of Côte d'Abraham street at 708-710 Côte d'Abraham street. Reformed Land Register Cadastre 1 477 006. This very first historic site of Chinatown is at the moment the property of the City of Quebec. GOOD LOCATION: There are alot of citizens and tourists who travel by foot as well as by private and public transportation that pass by this section at the foot of Côte d'Abraham street. Also, it is a good Chinese Feng Shui location for both Chinese and Quebecers. Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Gateway on Taiwan Un portique chinois taiwanais Chiang Kai-Shek Inspirational Example *
Historic Chinese Lions
of
Chinatown Quebec City Lions chinois historiques du
Quartier chinois de Québec
Two Historic Chinatown Chinese Lions. Deux Lions chinois historiques du Quartier chinois de Québec. CHINATOWN PROJECT The two historic Chinatown lions are similar to the two shown here.
To bring good fortune and success and happiness and health and long life to everyone !! Note
First Historic Chinatown Site Established by Chinese community in 1916
* Chinese Arch Gateway Porte d'arche chinoise CHINATOWN PROJECT
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Gateway on Taiwan Un portique chinois taiwanais Chiang Kai-Shek Inspirational Example This welcoming Chinese gateway of blue and white with a hint of yellow colours of Quebec is only by coincidence. Here in Quebec, could be seen and interpreted as a nice symbol of interculturalism and cultural diversity. Chinese Lion Danse performed by the Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec (Association de bienfaisance chinoise de Québec) * 100th Anniversary Commemoration Plaque Project for Chinatown in 2016 CHINATOWN PROJECT Projet pour le 100e anniversaire plaque commémorative
pour le Quartier chinois de Québec en 2016 Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Side Pavilion on Taiwan Un musée chinois taiwanais Chiang Kai-Shek Un pavillon chinois taiwanais Inspirational Example * Second Historic Chinatown Site Established Circa 1941 Private Projects In-the-Public-Interest Options Private citizen project suggestions for this Second Historic Chinatown Site may include:
Chinatown Arts Museum of Quebec City
Musée des arts du Quartier chinois de Québec Residence Art Studio Complex Non-profit Organizations Complexe Residence Atelier d'artiste Organismes à but non lucratif Visual Arts
Holography Arts Audio-Visual Arts Digital Technological Arts Communications
Audio-Visual Broadcasts Radio Multimedia Interactive Game Arts Expositions
History & Culture Subventions pour Organismes à but non lucratif OBNLs Un maximum de 90 % Aide aux immobilisations Ministère de la culture, des communications et de la condition féminine (MCCCF) SEE DETAILS This document is available in French: http://www.mcccf.gouv.qc.ca/index.php?id=282 * Intercultural Residence Résidence interculturelle  Chinatown Intercultural House of Quebec  Maison interculturelle du Quartier chinois de Québec General being and action:
Preliminary plans of our Ancestors and their associations for a (third) welcome & culture centre for the Chinese community of Quebec City Projet d'un (troisième) centre de culture et d'acceuil pour le compte de la commumauté chinoise de Québec conçue par nos ancêtres et leurs associations. Plans préliminaires. Historically, it would be fitting for the community centre to stay within the Historic District of Old Quebec. Arrondissement historique de Vieux-Québec UNESCO. A Gauze of Community Dedication Population Estimates
on
January 26 2009
Chinese New Year 2009
Year of the Ox
Chinatown Chinese Population: 1 Chinese Community Population: Between 1 and 1000 There is a need for some form of community-level participation to gauze and to show support for a project or group of projects prior to any government grant requests. Non-profit organizations NPO / Organismes à but non lucratif OBNL: This could take the form of personal contributions to pay for a membership in a non-profit organization (NPO) which in turn would pilot the project. This NPO with a charity status may issue taxe credit receipts. A fixed amount of contribution should be set per person to have a fair gauze of community support. A fixed maximum amount of contribution should be set per person to be fair to each contributor. As an example, each contribution for a membership might be worth $1 000. Assuming a community of 1000 persons vouching $1,000 each person, this would give $1,000,000 as a show of community support. With this very optimistic eventuality, we might not even need government grants to complete the planning and budget of any project. A more realistic time-line and figure could be used as an example: One person vouching about $9 per week during one year would equal $468. One thousand such persons vouching each $468 would equal $468 000 at the end of one year. Add to this amount from 1000 persons any potential government grants and alot of projects become possible. Chinese community fund-rising by way of NPOs / OBNLs and family clans were often done back then in the traditional historic Chinatown era for most community projects and activities. Back then, no association ever asked for government grants. It would have been a shame. Most of the time, there simply were no grants available. It was like the "survival of the fitest" associations. Then the fitest get old. Get sick. Then they are gone. But times have changed. Now we have more grants for non-profit organizations, for commercial businesses and even for municipal and provincial government enterprises. Enterprise Register Non-profit Organizations Registre des entreprises Organisme à but non lucratif Need at least three preliminary persons to act as administraters in the formation of the organization and then alot of volunteers and members to carry on the objectives. Constituer un organisme sans but lucratif http://www.registreentreprises.gouv.qc.ca/fr/demarrer/constituer_pmsbl/ Grant Programs Acquisition Restoration Programmes de subvention Acquisition Renovation Support from Government of Quebec Grants for Non-Profit Organisations A Maximum of 90 % Aide du Gouvernement du Québec Subventions pour Organismes à but non lucratif OBNLs Un maximum de 90 % Aide aux immobilisations
Ministère de la culture, des communications et de la condition féminine
(MCCCF) Associations and organizations that are registered non-profit organizations (NPOs) promoting the Arts & Culture and existing since two years are eligible. Grants may reach a maximum of 90 % for acquisition, renovation construction ... under certain conditions and circumstances. SEE DETAILS This document is available in French: http://www.mcccf.gouv.qc.ca/index.php?id=282 * Single-Family Residence Résidence uni-familiale Single-Family Residence of 3 Floors & Yard Résidence uni-familiale 3 étages & cour Cadastre 1 477 018: The Second Historic One-Building Chinatown Site on 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est street Cadastre provides a spacious one-family residence of 3 floors with a courtyard and potential home office space for a variety of professions. CONCERNING the 617 De Saint-llier Est building and land, the present zonage is residential and the present usage is single-family residence. * Multi-Family Residence Résidence multi-familiale The single-family residence immovable may be transformed into a multi-family immovable for occupation by owners and/or by tenants. Commercial usage (for-profit and non-profit organizations) may be permitted depending on a zonage change and derogations. * Chinatown Condos of Quebec City Condos du Quartier chinois de Québec  Chinatown Condos of Quebec City Home Grants from City of Quebec Subventions en habitation de La Ville de Québec
Information Renseignements http://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/gens_affaires/soutien_aux_projets/residentiel/programmes_subventions/index.aspx CONCERNING the 617 De Saint-llier Est building and land, the present zonage is residential and the present usage is single-family residence. * Some Potential Patrimonial Aspects to Highlight of the Repairs Des mises en valeur patrimoniales possible des réparations
 
Notwithstanding The Cultural Property Act (Loi sur les biens culturels s. 48) about the interiors of historic sites classified before 1978 requiring the preservation of the interiors when possible, modifications to the 1940s-1950s historic interior of the 617 De Saint-Vallier Est building may be permitted.
ESSENTIALLY and also in the spirit of The Cultural Property Act, for a projected Chinatown museum, it is normal that the objective of the repairs of the interior be the preservation of the 1940s-1950s Chinese and Quebecois interior. PRESENTLY, the Chinatown Museum of Quebec is a private residence. * Restoration of Circa 1941 Facades of the Chinese Nationalist House Chinatown Historic Monument
La Restoration des façades circa 1941 de la Maison nationaliste chinoise Monument historique Chinatown
CHINATOWN PROJECT 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est Second Historic Site Project  Unique One-Building Chinatown Smallest Chinatown district
Smallest Chinatown Chinese Population of 1 (One)
Unique Chinese cultural element
situated within the limits of the
Historic District of Old Quebec (Arrondissement historique du Vieux-Québec) UNESCO
Chinese Nationalist Party (Ligue nationaliste chinoise de Québec) Chinese Nationalist League CNL Kuo Min Tang of Quebec City Building Sign in Chinese ideagrams and English wording. Building Sign Birth Circa 1941. Chinese Centre of Quebec inc./reg. (Centre chinois de Québec inc./reg.) Building Sign in Chinese ideagrams and French wording. Red Yellow Green. Building-Sign Birth Circa 1969. PHOTOGRAPHY This One-Building Chinatown, as considered and named by Chinese tradition and custom here in the Saint Roch District, is also a One-Building Chinatown district. The word "district" is written with a small "d" because our Chinatown has not been recognized by the urban planners as an official "District". If the urban planners would recognize this One-Building Chinatown as a District, then this Chinatown District would become the smallest Chinatown District to be confirmed by Guinness World Records. Even more seriously, this One-Building Chinatown should eventually be classified on its own historic merit as an historic monument within the Historic District of Old Quebec. Therefore, hommage would be rendered to the contribution of these first Chinese to the community life of the City of Quebec.
Contribution of the community that welcomed these Chinese immigrants in their moments of flight and need would also be highlighted. The house now on 617 De Saint-Vallier Est street was built on the surviving foundations of the Great Fire of Saint-Roch Circa 1845. Circa 1900s, Overseas Chinese started to take root on Côte d'Abraham street. Circa 1916, on this location, the Chinese formally celebrated and formally recognized themselves as a community. These Chinese immigrants had their very first Chinatown on Côte d'Abraham street.
Later on in the early 1940s, the Chinese moved their political-cultural activities to the present home on 617 De Saint-Vallier Est street. The Chinese community was already renting space in this 617 rue De Saint-Vallier Est street house since the early 1940s. Then in 1944, the house was for the first-time Chinese-Owned by a group of three Chinese for the use of the Chinese community: ING Hip Foo WONG Fook Him WOO Fook Soo The house was used as Headquarters for numerous political, cultural and social associations as well as a community gathering place for the Chinese population for their more leisurely pass-times such as reading Chinese newspapers and magazines. This second Chinese building, the Overseas Chinese of Quebec City as well as their Chinese descendants born here, was and still is fondly called Chinatown when they are speaking among themselves. This second building should be conserved with its historic Chinese character because it has a certain social cultural evocation as to the Chinese presence in Saint Roch District history.  Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall on Taiwan Un musée chinois taiwanais Chiang Kai-Shek Inspirational Example Chinese Lion Dance performed by the Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec (Association de bienfaisance chinoise de Québec) * Chinese Nationalist Museum
of Quebec
Chinese Museum of Quebec Chinatown Museum of Quebec Musée nationalist chinois
de Québec
Musée chinois de Québec
Musée Quartier chinois de Québec Acquisition Preservation Education BOOKS VIDEO MOVIES MULTIMEDIA THE PUBLIC NON-PROFIT MUSEUM CHINATOWN PROJECT COME BREAK BREAD WITH OUR ANCESTORS CASSER LA CROÛTE AVEC NOS ANCÊTRES Chinatown Museum of Quebec, or under any other name(s), could be a non-profit organization (Organisme à but non lucratif) where may be had expositions about the history of Chinatown and Saint Roch District as well as expositions promoting the creations of artists. This non-profit museum may be landlord and/or tenant of the spaces it occupies for its cultural and artistic activities. Antique Mah Jong set circa 1916 used by first Chinese immigrants in their first One-Building Chinatown at the foot of Côte d'Abraham street: 708-710 Côte d'Abraham street Reformed Land Register 1 477 006 A foundation (fondation) may be formed for the fund-raising activities. Example: Chinatown Foundation of Quebec. Fondation du Quartier chinois de Québec.
A non-profit organization moral enterprise (Organisme à but non lucratif) and recognized as an official charity may be formed to further the aims of the corporation. May also make an application to be recognized as a charity to be able to issue tax-credit receipts and perhaps get a reduction of city taxes.  This non-profit museum as an official NPO (OBNL) may apply for grants to assist in the buying of movable assets such as equipment for the operation of museum and art expositions. Expositions artistiques Musée du Quartier chinois de Québec This non-profit museum as an official NPO (OBNL) may apply for grants to assist in the buying of immovable assets such as land and buildings. With a multi-usage zonage, the museum as property owner may have the option in its planning for various vocations such as the following:
This NPO (OBNL) may apply for grants to assist with the cultural activities. The NPO (OBNL) may also rent for itself commercial space as a tenant. The NPO (OBNL) would be composed of volunteers and salaried employees. Historians, geologists, translators, Feng Shui consultant and other specialists would be important. Overview of the Canadian Museum Community http://www.chin.gc.ca/Resources/Icom/English/Collection/e_texte_ji.html Article has summaries: Résumé (Français) Resumen (Espangnol) * Some possible Future Sites for the Chinese Nationalist Museum of Quebec
Chinese Museum of Quebec Chinatown Museum of Quebec Chinatown Arts Museum of Quebec City
Des Sites futurs possibles pour Musée nationalist chinois de Québec
Musée chinois de Québec
Musée Quartier chinois de Québec Musée des arts du Quartier chinois de Québec Bird's Eye Visualization of Chinatown Projects ACTUALLY there are two (2) historic sites to select from in the landscape of the more central area of Saint Roch District where Chinatown Museum of Quebec (Musée du Quartier chinois de Québec) may be located:
This Taoist Buddhist Confucian Pavilion would be exactly on the first urban location (a terrace North-East of the stairway) of Chinatown where the very first wave of Chinese immigrants as a social group started to center their various activities in the Saint Roch District. On this first historic site, Chinatown Museum of Quebec will be more of a temporary installation involving intercultural activities of various media.
A right balance would have to be found between volume & time used by the museum and the volume & time used for housing. Sharing the available space and time for various activities. It is appropriate that both Chinatown historic sites be used for cultural promotion and diffusion of Chinatown history of Saint Roch District of Quebec City and contemporary visual art.
Chinese Water Smoke Pipe The Chinatown Museum of Quebec (or by any other name chosen) would be a great compliment to the patrimonial vocation of the UNESCO Historic District of Old Quebec.
The museum may host art expositions in keeping with vocation of the sector which includes the art complex Meduse.
The Chinatown Museum of Quebec would be an additional point of attraction to bring people in to live or visit Saint Roch District. The Artefact Notes to be Determined B.W. Of the two (2) historic Chinatown sites, because of Chinese Feng Shui principles, the better historic site for a possible Chinatown Museum of Quebec would be the first historic Chinatown site at the foot of Côte d'Abraham street where is presently located the terrace (Cadastre 1 477 006 on the reformed Land Register) and the Escalier de la Chapelle mini-boardwalk at the top of the stairway (Cadastre 2 461 745 on the reformed Land Register).
If and when the opportunity is decided upon to have a museum in Saint Roch District, there may be the promotion & diffusion of the history of Chinatown as well as the history of Saint Roch District. Saint-Roch District themes belonging to this building and this area to promote may range from the great fire of Saint Roch (Grand feu de Saint-Roch circa 1845) to very important people of the past such as Mr. Abraham Martin and Mr. Edward Staveley (architect of the plans of Institut Canadien, villa Catarqqui and many others).
Active interest in the value of patrimony has been relatively recent. Perhaps around 45 years ago, starting with the earnest development of Place Royale. The Cultural Property Act (Loi sur les biens culturels) itself is from the 1970s to preserve and drum up interest in Quebec patrimony and history. Some citizens consider this Quebec patrimony to include a much wider scope in order to give a truer detailed history of its existance as a people. There is religious heritage. There is multicultural heritage. Some have not asked questions nor done any scholarly research yet ... they do not know there being no visible Chinatown district in the immediate surrounding environment to remind them of their Chinese predecessors. Since more than 15 years, the Chinatown history and Chinatown historic sites of the City of quebec are being forgotten and abandoned. Even by some Chinese themselves. The hidden Chinatown archives should be given voice in a more public manner so as to remain alive in the collective memory. Double Chinese Lion Dance performed by the Chinese Benevolent Association of Quebec (Association de bienfaisance chinoise de Québec) Not forgetting the fact that the native culture of Quebec Canada is First Nations, preserving this ancestral Chinatown history and artefacts and its historic sites would be important for the next generations of citizens and tourists. Consider Quebec City Patrimony has many churches to preserve. Most Chinese immigrants were baptised as Catholics like most Quebecers of that era but we have only ONE unique Historic Chinatown. Our Lady of Jacques-Cartier * Chinese Ancestor Tombstones Project  Chinese Ancestor Worship A Traditional Chinese Trademark One of Many Chinatown Ancestors & Pioneers. Chinese Tombstone in Saint Charles Cemetery. One of Many for Tombstone Renovations and 100-Year Perpetual Care Plan Renewals. Project for Ancestor Worship ceremonies for the 100th Anniversary (1916-2016) of Historic Chinatown of Quebec City centered around Escalier De la Chapelle Stairway & Terrace as per Archives and other artefacts. Slide Photo sf34 taken in 2001. Text & Photo All Rights Reserved 2010 Benoit Woo * All Owner and
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