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The Chinese Canadian Historic Places map reveals the rich, extensive history of the Chinese in British Columbia.


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  • School, Church, Temple, House, Hall, Courthouse, Jail, Group of buildings, Window, Doorway, Roofline, etc. Buildings & Building Features Buildings & Building Features ON
  • Garden, Park, Ceremonial & Sacred Spaces, Refuges, Traditional Land Use Farm, Forestry, Mine Industrial and Agricultural Land Use, Trail, Fossils, Tree, Riverbed, Mountain, Lake, etc. Cultural Landscapes & Geographic Features Cultural Landscapes & Geographic Features ON
  • Fountain, Sculpture, Flagpole, Mural, Shrine, Monument, Cenotaph, Headstone, Plaque, Cemetery, Ship wreck, Plane wreck, etc. Events, Objects/Collections, memorials & Cemeteries Events, Objects/Collections, memorials & Cemeteries ON
  • Streets, Heritage Conservation Areas, Neighbourhoods, Islands, Cities, Significant Concentrations Streetscapes & Districts Streetscapes & Districts ON
  • Bridge, Bench, Vehicle, Gate, Aircraft, Grain Elevator, Gazebo, etc. Town Planning & Engineering Works/Structures Town Planning & Engineering Works/Structures ON
  • Provincially recognized under s. 18 of the Heritage Conservation Act Recognized Sites
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  • About
  • Educational Resources
  • Acknowledgement
  • Historical Context

The Chinese Canadian Historic Places map reveals the rich, extensive history of the Chinese in British Columbia.


Read the Historical Framework

  • School, Church, Temple, House, Hall, Courthouse, Jail, Group of buildings, Window, Doorway, Roofline, etc. Buildings & Building Features Buildings & Building Features ON
  • Garden, Park, Ceremonial & Sacred Spaces, Refuges, Traditional Land Use Farm, Forestry, Mine Industrial and Agricultural Land Use, Trail, Fossils, Tree, Riverbed, Mountain, Lake, etc. Cultural Landscapes & Geographic Features Cultural Landscapes & Geographic Features ON
  • Fountain, Sculpture, Flagpole, Mural, Shrine, Monument, Cenotaph, Headstone, Plaque, Cemetery, Ship wreck, Plane wreck, etc. Events, Objects/Collections, memorials & Cemeteries Events, Objects/Collections, memorials & Cemeteries ON
  • Streets, Heritage Conservation Areas, Neighbourhoods, Islands, Cities, Significant Concentrations Streetscapes & Districts Streetscapes & Districts ON
  • Bridge, Bench, Vehicle, Gate, Aircraft, Grain Elevator, Gazebo, etc. Town Planning & Engineering Works/Structures Town Planning & Engineering Works/Structures ON
  • Provincially recognized under s. 18 of the Heritage Conservation Act Recognized Sites
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Welcome to the Chinese Canadian Historic Places Cultural Map

This was the first community sourced cultural map project that Heritage BC supported. It launched in 2015. The project started as a recommendation following the formal apology that the Provincial Government delivered to Chinese Canadians for historical wrongs. Sites were nominated by the public for their importance to the Chinese Canadian community. Together, the sites help tell the story of Chinese Canadians in British Columbia, and their role in the formation of the province of British Columbia.

For more information about this map and further resources open the tabs on the bottom left of the map.