China Then and Now

Early Chinese life in a Southwestern community: El Paso's Chinatown

Chinese dish

Chinese-made serving dish, found in El Paso's Chinatown (1881 to early 1900s). While Western users might think of painted flowers as mere decoration, for Chinese users the specific flowers could have specific meanings. Photo used by permission of Centennial Museum, UTEP.


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