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Information on The Strand & Charing Cross
The
Strand and Charing Cross covers an area just north of the
River Thames, and is a popular area with theatres, Trafalgar
Square, and Chinatown.
The Strand runs from Trafalgar
Square past Charing Cross up to Fleet Street and the City.
To the north is
Covent Garden, whilst to the west is Charing Cross Road and
Trafalgar Square. Besides Trafalgar Square is two famous art
galleries, the National Portrait Gallery and the National
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| Chinatown,
west of Charing Cross Road, is concentrated around Gerrard Street
and Lisle Street. It was established in the 19th century
around the East End docks at Limehouse, but in the 1950s Chinese
from Hong Kong and the original Chinatown moved to the area,
attracted by the low rents.
 Although
the majority of London's Chinese live elsewhere, Chinatown
remains is a closeknit residential and working enclave.
There are Chinese restaurants and shops selling oriental produce,
including the New Loon Fung supermarket on Gerrard Street.
Chinatown is marked by oriental gates in Gerrard Street and
look for stone lions and telephone booths disguised as pagodas.
The Chinese New Year (late January/early February) is
when Gerrard Street hosts a street festival featuring dancing
dragons.
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| Some
Suggested Places To See And Go In Holborn |
 Gilbert
Collection
visit Somerset House for this glittering collection of gold
and silver items |
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Square
Not only for the famous pigeon's but also the National Gallery |
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a boat trip, River Bus or cruise from
Charing Cross Pier on the Embankment |
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