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Wong Tai Sin is a Chinese Daoist deity popular in Hong Kong and Cantonese communities around the world and is most associated with the power of healing. This unassuming temple is a converted storefront located at the center of old Chinatown and has become a magnet for the faithful
Perhaps the single most important individual in Chinese history is Confucius. Much of China’s culture and indeed, East Asia, has been shaped by the philosophies of this influential scholar. Here as in every Chinese community worldwide, he is revered with temples and statues made to honor him.
At the time of its completion in 1883, this neo-gothic new world wonder was the longest suspension bridge in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge connected what were then the twin cities of New York and Brooklyn. Its completion spurred the joining of the two cities along with Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island to form the New York City we know of today.