Colours in Chinatown, a photo from New York, Northeast

Photographer's Note

‘USA - New York City - Colours in Chinatown’

Another day with an ugly grey sky.
This time I found the colours in Chinatown.

I admit I was very lucky. I wandered around in Chinatown until I found a parade in a side street that was ready to go through the neighbourhood.

It wasn’t a large parade but the participants were very enthusiastic.
After asking around, it turned out that the 10th of October is the National Day of Taiwan.
The Taiwanese Americans celebrated the birth date of the Republic of China. They call that day the Double Tenth Day or the National Day of the Republic of China.
The flags of Taiwan and of the USA were carried in equal numbers. What a coincidence, both flags have red, blue and white as their colour.

When travelling you need some luck occasionally.

jemaflor, papagolf21, Fis2, pajaran, holmertz, ikeharel, Royaldevon, mkamionka, dale54, jhm, ChrisJ, worldcitizen, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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jemaflor (136178) 2019-10-31 0:00

salut Paul,
Une parade bien photographiée, parfaite netteté, c'est haut en couleurs, bon rendu.

papagolf21 (152603) 2019-10-31 0:05

Bonjour, cher Paul,
Je remarque que certaines communautés ont gardé leur tradition, et c'est bien ainsi. D'abord, cela crée de l'animation, de la couleur, de l'ambiance, et, si tout se déroule dans la bonne humeur, tant mieux !
Amitiés.
Philippe

emka (153290) 2019-10-31 0:12

Hello Paul, Thanks for the Workshops with the fire stairs :). I walked around China Town in NYC but I was not so lucky to see the parade with the dragons. Nice colourful picture.
I am back home but only for three days :).
Best regards MAlgo

Fis2 (156622) 2019-10-31 0:42

Witaj Paul!
A very nice scene from National Day of Taiwan.
Curious view from street.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Nice day.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (206867) 2019-10-31 0:43

Ciao Paul, my today neighbour, nice parade with fantastic costumes and a lot of people, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pajaran (103575) 2019-10-31 0:55

Pozdrav.
Interesantni i lepi pogledi, dobar tekst ...
Lepi kostimi i arhitektura.
Lepo pokazana atmosvera sa ulice, lepe fotografije u radionici.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Interesting and beautiful views, good text ...
Beautiful costumes and architecture.
Beautifully displayed atmosphere from the street, beautiful photos in the workshop.
I wish you all the best.

holmertz (93506) 2019-10-31 2:03

Hello Paul,
A sudden luck is always welcome to a traveller, especially one who is looking for photos. This moment of luck made your day, I am sure. Again five interesting and very colourful photos, this one being the logical main upload because of the spectacular figures in the foreground. You mentioned that Malgo would like the fire escape ladders. I almost thought it was Malgo standing here watching the dancers. I just wondered why she wasn't taking pictures- ;-)
Best regards,
Gert

drt100 (4038) 2019-10-31 2:35

Looks like something from Chinese New Year time.

Taiwan does have it's special memorial days and thus the patriotic atmosphere. The National Day celebration is about this time in Taiwan, 10th of October. This must relate to that. TFS David

ikeharel (106339) 2019-10-31 3:07

Chinatown always impressed me with its multitude of colors, Paul.
Beautiful parade scenery, the people and their motion of was superbly dtected.
My best regards,
Ike

Tue (82934) 2019-10-31 3:55

Hallo Paul,
Opnieuw was er genoeg kleur op straat om de grijze lucht te doen vergeten. Een uitstekende foto van deze parade ter gelegenheid van de nationale feestdag. Een mooie compositie. Naast de vlag verraden alleen de brandtrappen aan de gevels dat dit New York is.
Lars

Royaldevon (76618) 2019-10-31 5:01

Hello Paul,

You were lucky! What a colourful scene!
You found a great viewpoint, too, with the figures walking towards you.
The portly lady in blue really stands out and adds a little separate scenario. Is she speaking to the revellers, is she one of the revellers or is she blocking their way!
Lovely mixture of photos in the w/s. It is very significant, the importance of the dragon and that these people are proud of their Taiwanese heritage and their American nationality.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Sergiom (117241) 2019-10-31 6:41

Bonjour Paul,

J'ai eu à plusieurs occasions le plaisir de visiter le quartier chinois de New York. Il y a toujours quelque chose qui se passe, c'est coloré et vibrant d'énergie.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (72179) 2019-10-31 8:59

A very colorful series of photos, the parade is really attractive and it was a great opportunity for a photographer to take many photo, very well done
regards Ryszard

mkamionka (62160) 2019-10-31 9:36

Hi Paul,
may be they have a parade every day? :)
Beautiful reportage, so full of color.
I remember when I lived in LA, going to different parts of city was like going abroad.
In America many of the immigrants preserve something about their lifestyle what makes the streets so colorful.
They don't bring with them the hatred or holy war but rather nice decorations, parades and original cuisine.
I lived for a while in a Persian part of town and it had fantastic food and grocery stores.
In Europe the situation is slightly different. Even cuisines are adjusted to European tastes.
Great reportage!
M

dale54 (17456) 2019-10-31 9:51

well paul good evening.i like what you came up with here,pleasurable shot to look at and enjoy!nicely composed too! tfs dale

jhm (203867) 2019-10-31 10:53

Dag Paul,

Vijf mooie foto Paul, die bijna allemaal kunnen dienen als hoofd foto.
Zoals in alle landen zijn er getto's ontstaan met anders nationaliteiten, ten andere Amerika had maar Indianen, en nu zien we Chinezen.
Heel kleurrijke foto maar ook scherp en duidelijk.
Goed gedaan, bedankt.

Goedenavond uit Oost-Vlaanderen,
John

mesutilgim (0) 2019-10-31 12:39

Hello Paul,
Another interesting capture in your gallery. Taken with perfect pov and sharpness. Very nice brigth colors.Simple but nice framing and many good, usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

PiotrF (52330) 2019-10-31 12:49

Hello Paul
Interesting picture from parade in Chinatown.
Colorful picture with good quality and nice composition.Good work.
Regards
Piotr

Ilonka1974 (9619) 2019-10-31 12:50

Hi Paul,
Beautiful picture.
Excellent presentation .
I like it.
Best regards
Janusz

lousat (130515) 2019-10-31 13:25

Hi Paul,great colorful fest,maybe better of Rio Carnival talking about clothes and colors. You caught in a perfect way different moments,i like the answer of the man in the WS..I'm american..surely..ahahah...have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

ChrisJ (161004) 2019-10-31 19:49

Hello Paul,

I am sure that like Europe and Australia, the Chinese food in the US & Canada is far superior to what you get in China, which is very much hit & miss. It took me a while to work out that restaurants in China that were crowded with local Chinese sold decent food at good prices, and empty restaurants were either pricey or bad quality. The masks and Emperor costumes add interest to this festival. The Taiwan flag reminds me that food I had there was less oily and had more salt and less sugar than Jiangsu and the rest of mainland China. Tfs!

Nicou (193806) 2019-10-31 21:31

Hello

Quel défilé et personne dans cette rue fantastique ces masques ces couleurs ces costumes avec toute l’animation et les spectateur qui grouille c'est la fête la danse superbe scène
bravo et belle journée
Nicou

kasianowak (15980) 2019-11-01 6:50

Hi Paul
What a fantastic display of vivid colour and festival joy. You captured the atmosphere so well. I like the way you placed the masked people in the centre of the frame so the dominated the photo.
Best wishes
Kasia

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-11-01 14:56

Hallo Paul, a parade took place in New York street at the time of your visit. It was organized by the Tawanese community living in the city. They commemorate their National day. The dancers wear colorful masks, a dragon appears on the left and also on the costumes. Fine colors, good image quality, instructive photo note, regards.

worldcitizen (14420) 2019-11-02 12:20

Hello Paul,
Great shots; they are bursting with color. :-) Did you get to see the giant, golden Buddha in the temple that I mentioned? I like the gentleman with the American flag tie in the WS photo. As you already know, here in the US we are American, but with foreign roots, unless we're one of the elusive Native Americans mentioned in your previous post. ;-)

COSTANTINO (104929) 2020-03-30 22:35

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
so many people down there from
the National Day of Taiwan!!!
forgotten photo these days
because of covid 19...
nice parade with traditional
dresses
regards
Costantino