Chinatown in San Francisco is the oldest and one of the largest Chinese neighborhoods in North America, known for its pagoda architecture and its historical significance as a center of Chinese immigration to the United States, which is still alive here today. It offers unique cultural experiences with restaurants, shops, temples, museums, teahouses, fortune cookie productions, and markets that celebrate Chinese culture and cuisine. It is a mix of ornamental architecture, exotic shops, historic sites and food markets. San Francisco is also the birthplace of the famous Chinese-American actor, martial artist, and martial arts instructor Bruce Lee. He is considered an icon of martial arts film and this legend is also called the greatest martial artist of the 20th century. Bruce Lee was born on November 27th in 1940 at the Chinese Hospital in San Francisco. He later returned to his parents‘ home in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, where he died on July 20th in 1973. During his training years he developed a special martial arts style called Jeet Kune Do, therefore many murals in Chinatown are dedicated to him and his wisdom. Here are a collection of urban artworks through Chinatown in San Francisco photographed by HELMUTH PAUL and RENATE HEIDI BAYERLE.
LUKE DRAGON
Artist: LUKE DRAGON
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukedragon_ifa
TIM THE OPTIMIST
Artist: TIM THE OPTIMIST
Website: https://www.timtheoptimist.com
MEL WATERS
Artist: MEL WATERS
Location: 743 Washington Street – Corner to Grant Avenue
Website: https://www.melwatersart.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melwaters
Terracotta Warriors Mural
The Terracotta Warriors Mural is dedicated to the famous Terracotta Army in China, a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship, which was burried for more than two millennia. The original statues date back to the era of China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang. The mural in San Francisco Chinatown also features five life-size replica statues which were crafted and imported from China.
Location: 750 Grant Avenue
Jazz Mural 1987 – BILL WEBER
Artist: BILL WEBER – EL GALLO
Location: 606 Broadway – Above the New Sun Hong Kong Restaurant
Website: https://billwebermuralist.com
Website: https://elgallosurrealist.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1949weber
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artistbill_1949
Tie Dye Emporium – LOVE ON HAIGHT
LOVE ON HAIGHT is dedicated to the revitalization of Haight Street by bringing back the color, creativity and consciousness that Haight street is historically known for. Over fifty years ago, what happened on these streets in 1967 shaped who we are as a society and hopefully what that community is doing here now will influence the next 50 years. This is our duty as members of this iconic neighborhood. LOVE ON HAIGHT is on of the last artisan shops left on Haight street. We work with over 175 artists from around the world. Over half of our products are made here in San Francisco around a third of our products are made by people who work or have worked with us. – LOVE ON HAIGHT
Art Store: TIE DYE EMPORIUM – LOVE ON HAIGHT
Location: 1400 Haight Street – Corner of Masonic Street
Website: https://loveonhaightsf.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoveonHaight
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loveonhaight
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@loveonhaight165
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/loveonhaight
CURIOT
Artist: CURIOT – CURIOT TLALPAZOTL – FAVIO MARTÍNEZ
Website: https://www.curiot.xyz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/El.Curiot
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curiotli
Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/curiot
„Be like Water“ – Tribute to Bruce Lee – XWICK
„You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip & it can crash. Be like water my friend.“ – Bruce Lee
Artist: XWICK
Location: Clay Street – Corner to Grant Avenue
INFOTHEK
Photographer: HELMUTH PAUL
Photographer: RENATE HEIDI BAYERLE
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/renateheidi.bayerle
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reny_hb
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