Richmond Night Market
Sprawling open-air Asian night bazaar with hundreds of food stalls, games and market vendors under strings of light.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Richmond Night Market traces Raymond Cheung's attempt to recreate the Hong Kong night markets of his childhood in a quiet Vancouver suburb, starting from a nearly empty parking lot in the summer of 2000. It follows the market through a rocky first summer, years of moving to bigger lots, and a sudden 2007 rent hike that made it vanish entirely for four years. Best heard on a slow walk past the stalls, before the food lines get long.
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