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The Friendship Gate, a cooperative effort between Philadelphia and its sister city of Tianjin, China, was completed in 1984 by Chinese artisans using materials from Tianjin. It serves as the symbolic entry to Chinatown, an eight-block area whose Asian roots date back to the mid-19th century, when Philadelphia's first Chinese residents arrived from Guangdong Province. Today Chinatown is home to a thriving multi-ethnic population with churches, schools, a cultural center, and numerous restaurants.
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