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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Chinatown}}
[[File:Chinatown-GTA4-westwards.jpg|thumb|290px|Chinatown in GTA IV, as viewed to the west from the Albany Ave-Diamond St intersection.]]
 
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{{Infobox location
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|name = Chinatown
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|neighborhood = y
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|image = Chinatown-GTAIV.png
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|caption = Overview of '''Chinatown'''.
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[The Lost and Damned]]<br>[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''
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|location = [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]]
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|map =
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Chinatown-GTAIV-Map.jpg|Chinatown
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Chinatown-GTAIV-MapFull.jpg|Full Map
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|map_caption = Location on the map (red) in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''.
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Chinatown-GTACW-Map.jpg|Chinatown
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Chinatown-GTACW-MapFull.jpg|Full Map
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|map_caption2 = Location on the map (red) in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''.
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|pscanner = [[File:PoliceScanner-GTAIV-Neighborhood-Chinatown.ogg|150px|center|noicon]]
 
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'''Chinatown''' is a [[:Category:Neighborhoods in GTA IV|neighborhood]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]'' located in the southern region of [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City (HD Universe)|Liberty City]].
   
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==Description==
'''Chinatown''' is a neighborhood in southern [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]. It is bordered to the north by [[Emerald Street ]]([[Lower Easton]]), to the west by [[Columbus Avenue ]]([[City Hall (Liberty City)|City Hall]]), to the south by [[Calcium Street ]]([[The Exchange]]), and to the east halfway between [[Borlock Road ]]and [[Albany Avenue]] ([[Fishmarket South]]).
 
 
Chinatown is a residential and commercial neighborhood, Chinese descents and immigrants Tongs as residents, business owners and activity. It's a working class ethnic enclave, serving as a stark contrast to the busy nature of surrounding City Hall and [[The Exchange (GTA IV)|The Exchange]].
   
 
It is bordered to the north by [[Emerald Street]] ([[Lower Easton]]), to the west by [[Columbus Avenue]] ([[City Hall (GTA IV)|City Hall]]), to the south by [[Calcium Street]] ([[The Exchange (GTA IV)|The Exchange]]), and to the east halfway between [[Borlock Road]] and [[Albany Avenue]] ([[Fishmarket South]]).
   
 
The district features a significant number of narrow streets, and a mixture of small tenement buildings and large low-rise office buildings and shops, some decorated with Oriental or modernist designs. The district is also uniquely adorned with large, overhanging signs reminiscent of those seen in the streets of {{WP|Hong Kong}}, despite this practice not being commonly seen in New York City's Chinatown (which signs do not usually extend too far past the edge of sidewalks). The businesses in the neighborhood are Chinese-owned and are tailored specifically for Chinese only. The district is the main territory of the [[Liberty City Triads (HD Universe)|Liberty City Triads]] in both ''GTA IV'' and ''GTA Chinatown Wars''.
 
==Character==
 
Chinatown is a residential and commercial neighborhood, Chinese descents and immigrants Tongs as residents, business owners and activity. It's a working class ethnic enclave, serving as a stark contrast to the busy nature of surrounding City Hall and [[The Exchange]].
 
 
[[File:Chinatown.png|thumb|Chinatown (red) in the Liberty City map.]]
 
 
The district features a significant number of narrow streets, and a mixture of small tenement buildings and large low-rise office buildings and shops, some decorated with Oriental or modernist designs. The district is also uniquely adorned with large, overhanging signs reminiscent of those seen in the streets of [[wp:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], despite this practice not being commonly seen in New York City's Chinatown (which signs do not usually extend too far past the edge of sidewalks). The businesses in the neighborhood are Chinese-owned and are tailored specifically for Chinese only. The district is the main territory of the [[Algonquin Triads]] in both GTA IV and GTA Chinatown Wars.
 
   
 
== Transportation ==
 
== Transportation ==
The [[Subway in GTA IV|Liberty City Subway]] system serves Chinatown. The [[Emerald LTA|Emerald station]], located on Emerald Street between [[Luddite Row]] and [[Albany Avenue ]]along the neighborhood's border with [[Lower Easton]], is served at all times by the [[Algonquin Outer Line]].
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The [[Subway in GTA IV|Liberty City Subway]] system serves Chinatown. The [[Emerald Station|Emerald station]], located on Emerald Street between [[Luddite Row]] and [[Albany Avenue]] along the neighborhood's border with [[Lower Easton]], is served at all times by the [[Algonquin Outer Line]].
   
 
==Demographics==
 
==Demographics==
Most of the people are Chinese in ethncity. The spoken lagnuages are Cantonese Chinese and English as it appears in the game. Other things in this topic are unknown. Most of the Chinese businesses get names with Chines/Hong Kong's style. Besides there are some firms which suppose to be unique in the Hong Kong Society, such as "tea restaurant" ("卜街茶餐廳", could be found in the Chinatown is a "tea restaurant"). Interestingly, some Chinese names of the businesses have similar pronunciation with Chinese foul language, such as "卜街茶餐廳" and "杏家富貴",or with some special colors, including "吉川春代", "奔周物業貸款", "藝技文化中心", "柯蘭詩職業服務社" and "黃色網吧". Most of these above have similar pronunciation (in Hong Kong Cantonese") with Chinese phrases, which consist of meaning related to sexual organs and stool, etc.
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Most of the people are Chinese in ethncity. The spoken lagnuages are Cantonese Chinese and English as it appears in the game. Other things in this topic are unknown. Most of the Chinese businesses get names with Chinese/Hong Kong's style. Besides there are some firms which suppose to be unique in the Hong Kong Society, such as "tea restaurant" ("卜街茶餐廳", could be found in the Chinatown is a "tea restaurant"). Interestingly, some Chinese names of the businesses have similar pronunciation with Chinese foul language, such as "卜街茶餐廳" and "杏家富貴",or with some special colors, including "吉川春代", "奔周物業貸款", "藝技文化中心", "柯蘭詩職業服務社" and "黃色網吧". Most of the shop names (particularly Chinese wise when spoken in Cantonese language) are puns on Cantonese phrases, which consist of sexual organs, stool and insults among other things.
   
== Points of interest ==
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== Points of Interest ==
[[File:Gta-Iv-City-Game-Hd-Desktop-Wallpaper.jpg|thumb|298px|A top view of Chinatown.]]When originally featured in GTA IV, Chinatown boasts only one useful facility, an underground weapons shop is located across the street from the intersection of Cavity Lane and Bismarck Avenue.
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[[File:Gta-Iv-City-Game-Hd-Desktop-Wallpaper.jpg|thumb|298px|A bird's eye view of Chinatown.]]When originally featured in ''GTA IV'', Chinatown boasts only one useful facility, an underground weapons shop is located across the street from the intersection of [[Cavity Lane]] and [[Bismarck Avenue]].
   
Other landmarks in the district were also featuring over the course of GTA IV's storyline, particularly during "[[Three Leaf Clover]]", when [[Niko Bellic]] assists [[Patrick McReary]] and his peers in robbing the main [[Bank of Liberty]] branch in The Exchange/Chinatown and escaping along the narrow alleyways of the district to escape into [[Emerald LTA|Emerald station]].
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Other landmarks in the district were also featuring over the course of ''GTA IV''<nowiki/>'s storyline, particularly during "[[Three Leaf Clover]]", when [[Niko Bellic]] assists [[Patrick McReary]] and his peers in robbing the [[Chinatown Bank of Liberty Branch]] in The Exchange/Chinatown and escaping along the narrow alleyways of the district to escape into [[Emerald Station|Emerald station]].
   
The "[[Dragon Heart Plaza]]" is a mixed-use office building and shopping center in Chinatown which interior was added for both [[The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]. In The Lost and Damned, [[Johnny Klebitz]] and [[Jim Fitzgerald]] attempted to sell the heroin that they stole during "[[Action/Reaction]]" back to the [[Algonquin Triads]]; the Triads shoot at Johnny and Jim, as they fight their way out of the roof of the Dragon Heart Plaza. In The Ballad of Gay Tony, [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] and [[Anthony Prince]] must fight their way down from the upper floor of the building's interior against an army of [[Algonquin Triads|Algonquin Triad]] members in "[[Chinese Takeout]]".
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The "[[Dragon Heart Plaza]]" is a mixed-use office building and shopping center in Chinatown which interior was added for both ''[[The Lost and Damned]]'' and ''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''. In ''The Lost and Damned'', [[Johnny Klebitz]] and [[Jim Fitzgerald]] attempted to sell the heroin that they stole during "[[Action/Reaction]]" back to the Triads; the Triads shoot at Johnny and Jim, as they fight their way out of the roof of the Dragon Heart Plaza. In ''The Ballad of Gay Tony'', [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] and [[Tony Prince]] must fight their way down from the upper floor of the building's interior against the Triad members in "[[Chinese Takeout]]".
   
 
An [[Al Dente's]] restaurant may also be found at Albany Avenue and Calcium Street.
 
An [[Al Dente's]] restaurant may also be found at Albany Avenue and Calcium Street.
   
When requested for [[Stevie's Car Thefts]], a [[Super GT]] can be found parked across the street from the [[69 ]]Exchange.
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When requested for [[Stevie's Car Thefts]], a [[Super GT]] can be found parked across the street from the [[69]] Exchange.
   
 
==Influence==
 
==Influence==
Algonquin's Chinatown is directly inspired by New York City's own [[wp:Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown in Manhattan]]. Many buildings in GTA IV's Chinatown are apparently based on those situated within Manhattan's Chinatown as well as adjacent Lower East Side districts.
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Algonquin's Chinatown is directly inspired by New York City's own {{WP|Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown in Manhattan}}. Many buildings in ''GTA IV''<nowiki/>'s Chinatown are apparently based on those situated within Manhattan's Chinatown as well as adjacent Lower East Side districts.
   
 
=== Landmarks ===
 
=== Landmarks ===
* [http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LES/LES009.htm 51 Bowery at Canal Street] (HSBC Bank and former Citizen's Savings Bank). Depicted in game as a [[Bank of Liberty]] branch at the southwestern corner of Chinatown at Columbus Avenue and Calcium Street, and prominently featured during "[[Three Leaf Clover]]".
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080629133318/http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LES/LES009.htm 51 Bowery at Canal Street] (HSBC Bank and former Citizen's Savings Bank). Depicted in game as the [[Chinatown Bank of Liberty Branch]] at the southwestern corner of Chinatown at Columbus Avenue and Calcium Street, and prominently featured during "[[Three Leaf Clover]]".
* The [[wp:Manhattan Bridge|Manhattan Bridge]] approach arch in Lower Manhattan.[http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/bowery/manhattanbridge.html] Although the [[Algonquin Bridge]] (which is based on the Manhattan Bridge) exists, the game's rendition of the approach arch is placed in front of [[Broker Bridge]], a representation of the Brooklyn Bridge, and features two arches instead of one in the real life rendition.
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* The {{WP|Manhattan Bridge|Manhattan Bridge}} approach arch in Lower Manhattan.[http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/bowery/manhattanbridge.html] Although the [[Algonquin Bridge]] (which is based on the Manhattan Bridge) exists, the game's rendition of the approach arch is placed in front of [[Broker Bridge]], a representation of the Brooklyn Bridge, and features two arches instead of one in the real life rendition.
* [http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/canal/241canal.html 241 Canal Street] (former Golden Pacific National Bank), depicted in game as the [[Dragon Heart Plaza]]. Located in game at Diamond Street and Albany Avenue, the interior of the Dragon Heart Plaza is prominently featured in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], during "[[Chinese Takeout]]".
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* [http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/canal/241canal.html 241 Canal Street] (former Golden Pacific National Bank), depicted in game as the [[Dragon Heart Plaza]]. Located in game at Diamond Street and Albany Avenue, the interior of the Dragon Heart Plaza is prominently featured in ''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'', during "[[Chinese Takeout]]".
 
* [http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/canal/277289canal.html 277-289 Canal Street] (The Oltarsh Building; former Major Theater); its in game replica is located at Columbus Avenue and Emerald Street. The game's rendition was modified to feature the fascia of [http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/canal/277canal.html 277 Canal Street] on all four corners of the building. The building also houses the Videogeddon video game arcade, which is a destination in "[[Ruff Rider]]".
 
* [http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/canal/277289canal.html 277-289 Canal Street] (The Oltarsh Building; former Major Theater); its in game replica is located at Columbus Avenue and Emerald Street. The game's rendition was modified to feature the fascia of [http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/canal/277canal.html 277 Canal Street] on all four corners of the building. The building also houses the Videogeddon video game arcade, which is a destination in "[[Ruff Rider]]".
* [http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/canal/185canal.html 185 Canal Street] ([http://www.longinesrealty.com/R_S_Show.asp?Id=5 pre-2008/2009 renovation]) (United Orient Bank); its replica in game is located at Albany Avenue and Diamond Street. While making use of the building's facade and lobby entrance design, the building is significantly smaller. And unlike 185 Canal, the GTA IV rendition also features a stock and news ticker.
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* [http://www.nychinatown.org/storefronts/canal/185canal.html 185 Canal Street] ([http://www.longinesrealty.com/R_S_Show.asp?Id=5 pre-2008/2009 renovation]) (United Orient Bank); its replica in game is located at Albany Avenue and Diamond Street. While making use of the building's facade and lobby entrance design, the building is significantly smaller. And unlike 185 Canal, the ''GTA IV'' rendition also features a stock and news ticker.
   
 
==Businesses==
 
==Businesses==
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{{Image|GTA IV Picture}}
*B.A.H. Finance
 
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*Bridal Make Up & Hair Styling (Creative Trendy Styling House)
 
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*Common Travel
 
 
ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Ai Gei (Homophone of Geisha) Cultural Center
*Cum Ming Traditional Massage
 
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bah_finance_02.png|B.A.H. Finance 大耳窿財務. However, 大耳窿(big earhole) in Chinese means 'Loan Shark'. ([[:File:BAHFinance-GTAIV-SignCloseUp.jpg|Close-up on the sign]])
*Go-Go-Gold Jewelry
 
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BankofLiberty-GTA4-Chinatown-exterior.jpg|[[Bank of Liberty]].
*Dim Sum
 
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bean_machine.png|[[Bean Machine]] 機械豆豆. (The word "機械豆豆" means "mechanical bean" anyway)
*Fashion Jewelry
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Beauty Saloon (slogan: Beauty Money Can Buy)
*Hack Computer Inc
 
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ben_chow_md.png|Ben Chow MD (clinic) 中醫周賓. "中醫" generally means "Traditional Chinese medicine", but sometimes means "Chinese physician". "Ben Chow 賓周"(reversed order of given name and family name) in Cantonese slang means penis.
*High-End Massage Spa
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Ben Zhou Property Loans
*J.J. Frozen Food Co.
 
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big_boss_nightclub.png|Big Boss Night Club 大帝卡拉OK夜總會.
*Lax Convenient Store
 
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BigWangRestaurant-GTAIV.jpg|[[Big Wang Restaurant]] 老來旺餐廳
*[[Lee Finance]]
 
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bl_building_material_co.png|B.L. Building Material Co. 包林建築材料有限公司. "包林" sounds similar as 包冧, which means "guarantee collapse" in Cantonese slang.
*Liberty City Telecom
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Bo Gai Supermarket
*People Sport
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Bridal Make Up & Hair Styling
*Super Real Fashion Jewelery
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Buxie Boss
*Sweet Potato Hair
 
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common_travel.png|Common Travel 流氓旅行社. "流氓" means gangster in Chinese.
*自由城銀行 [[Bank of Liberty]]
 
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creative_trendy_styling_house_02.png|Creative Trendy Styling House 創新時髦髮型部屋.
*吉川春代文化書局 Kak Chuin Chun Doi (Pierce balls) Bookstore
 
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cum_ming_traditional_massage.png|Cum Ming Traditional Massage 卡明古法按摩. "卡明" pronounces similar as "cumming".
*奔周物業貸款 Ben Zhou (Penis) Property Loans
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Dei Zhong Hoi Hair Saloon
*傻逼翻譯軟件 Sha Bi (Idiot) Translation Softwares
 
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e_hair_salon.png|E Hair Salon.
*回春整容外科美容院 Beauty Money Can Buy Beauty Saloon
 
 
DragonHeartPlaza-GTA4-exterior.jpg|[[Dragon Heart Plaza]] 龍心廣場
*何氏鴨店 S' Ho Duck Shop
 
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dr_steve_sze.png|Dr. Steve Sze 史塔西醫內科. "史塔(si-taap/shit-tower)" means toilet in Cantonese slang.
*波佳超级市場 Bo Gai Supermarket
 
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fashion_jewelry.png|Fashion Jewelry 時尚鑽飾珠寶.
*杏家富貴 Heng Ka Fu Gwai (Whole family going dead)
 
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fortune_jewelry.png|Fortune Jewelry 睦福珠寶金行. It related to the [http://www.lukfook.com/ 六福珠寶(LukFook Jewellery)], a famous jewellery store's brand-name in Hong Kong.
*騎呢健康食品有限公司 Kyle (Weird) Health Food Co. Ltd.
 
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go-go-gold_jewelry.png|Go-Go-Gold Jewelry 金元寶珠寶首飾. "金元寶" means {{WP|Sycee|gold sycee}}.
*黄色網吧 Yellow (Porn) Cybercafe
 
 
ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Great Burning Kitchen
*地中海髮廊 Dei Zhong Hoi (Mediterranean Ocean *means bold in Cantonese*) Hair Saloon
 
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hack_computer_inc.png|Hack Computer Inc 駭客.
*番薯髮型屋 Sweet Potato Hair Saloon
 
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happy_motel.png|Happy Motel 歡樂旅館.
*柯蘭詩職業服務社 O Lan Si (Shit Happens) Job Service Center
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Heng Ka Fu Gwai
*藝技文化中心 Ai Gei (Homophone of Geisha) Cultural Center
 
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high-end_massage_spa.png|High-End Massage Spa 超世紀水療按摩.
*香港菜粵語菜食物餐廳 Hong Kong Food Cantonese Cuisine Restaurant
 
*新加坡菜中國菜食物餐廳 Singapore Food Chinese Cuisine Restaurant
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Hong Kong Food Cantonese Cuisine Restaurant
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jattintong.png|Jat-Tin-Tong Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute 壹天堂中藥研究院.
*利壹利財務 Lei Dab Lei (Debt cover Debt) Financial Company Ltd.
 
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jj_frozen_food_co.png|J.J. Frozen Food Co. 晶晶凍肉公司. Although there is a dozen of business called JJ in real world, "JJ" can means penis as the same pronounce.
*大耳窿財務 B.A.H Finance (Loan Sharks Finance in Chinese)
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Kak Chuin Chun Doi Bookstore
*貴利王 Lee Finance (High Interests Finance in Chinese)
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Kyle Health Food Co. Ltd.
*超假珠寶首飾 Super Real Fashion Jewelery (Super Fake Fashion Jewelery in Chinese)
 
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lax_convenient_store.png|Lax Convenient Store 佘王士多. The pronounce of "佘王" same as "蛇王(snake-king)" which means lazy guy (and sometimes use it as a verb.)
*睦福珠寶金行 Fortune Jewelry
 
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LeeFinance-GTAIV.jpg|[[Lee Finance|Lee Finance 貴利王財務]]
*超世紀水療按摩 High-End Massage Spa
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Li Yi Nightclub
*佘王士多 Lax Convenient Store
 
*自由城購物中心 Liberty City Shopping Center
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Liberty City Shopping Center
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liberty_city_telecom.png|Liberty City Telecom 自由城電訊.
*粵港居點心坊 Dim Sum
 
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little_duck_travel_inc.png|Little Duck Travel Inc. 鴨仔旅遊代理. In Cantonese "趕鴨仔(ducklings driving)" is a negative simile the package tours, the tour guide drives the tourist sites to sites as fast as possible.
*黃綠藥房 Y G Drugs (Yellow Green Pharmacy)
 
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lucky_stroke_massage.png|Lucky Stroke Massage 賓旺指壓按摩.
*流氓旅行社 Liu Mang (Hooligan) Travel Agency
 
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mk_restaurant_02.png|MK Restaurant 銘機茶餐廳.
*貳叔公珠寶金行 Uncle E Jewellry
 
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NewCentryFastFoodRestaurant-GTAIV.jpg|[[New Centry Fast Food Restaurant]] 新萬年小食.
*壹天堂中藥研究院 Institute of Chinese Medicine
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|O Lan Si Job Service Center
*大大煲廚具 Great Burning Kitchen
 
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people_restaurant.png|People Restaurant 中華樓. "中華" means Chinese. Also there's another business in the same building upper floors: JJ International Corp. (晶晶移民旅貿公司), KK Employment Agency Center (K. K. 職業介紹中心), New Gen Times (新一代華人民生報), Coek-Jyut Life Insurance(卓越人壽保險).
*老來旺餐廳 Big Wang Restaurant
 
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people_sport.png|People Sport 人民體育用品.
*新萬年小食 New Centry Fast Food Restaurant
 
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peter_wong_chinese_pancake_house.png|Peter Wong Chinese Pancake House 皮蛋黃正宗蔥油餅. "Peter Wong" with similar pronounce with "皮蛋黃({{WP|Century egg|century egg}}'s yolk)". {{WP|Cong you bing 蔥油餅|in wikipedia}}.
*自由城電信 Liberty City Telecom
 
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porka_tea_restaurant.png|Porka (Tea Restaurant) 卜佳茶餐廳. "卜佳(baak-gai)" looks similar as "{{WP|Cantonese profanity#Puk gaai |仆街|puk-gai)}}"
*歡樂旅館 Happy Motel
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|[[Ranch]]{{fact}}
*中華樓 People Restaurant (China Floor)
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|S' Ho Duck Shop
*金元寶珠寶首飾 Go-Go-Gold Jewelry
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Sha Bi Translation Software
*卡明古法按摩 Cum Ming Traditional Massage
 
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Singapore Food Chinese Cuisine Restaurant
*大帝夜總會 Li Yi Nightclub
 
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super_real_fashion_jewelery.png|Super Real Fashion Jewelery 超假首飾. However "超假" means "super fake".
*駭客電腦硬件 Hacker PC Components
 
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sweet_potato_hair_02.png|Sweet Potato Hair Saloon 蕃薯髮型屋. "蕃薯頭(sweet potato head)" in Cantonese slang means dumbass' hair-style.
*補鞋大佬 Buxie Boss
 
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tai_tai_po_groups_ltd.png|Tai Tai Po Groups Ltd. 大大煲廚具公司. "大煲" means big trouble in Cantonese slang.
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tam_intl_enterprise_ltd.png|Tam Int'l Enterprise Ltd 譚冠企業有限公司. 譚冠 pronounces same as 痰罐({{WP|Spittoon|Spittoon}}).
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uncle_e_jewellery.png|Uncle E Jewellry 貳叔公珠寶金行. "貳叔公/二叔公" usually means pawnbroker in Cantonese slang.
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uncle_lee_attorney.png|Uncle Lee Attorney 律師李公公. "公公" means grandfather/elder, but it's common use as {{WP|Eunuch|eunuch}} (negative).
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body_canvas.png|Body Canvas, and the [[Underground Gun Shops|underground gun shop]] at the basement.
 
Videogeddon-GTA4-exterior.jpg|The building housing [[Videogeddon]], ''GTA IV''.
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y_g_drugs.png|Y G Drugs 黃綠藥房. "黃(yellow) 綠(green) 醫生(doctor/physician)" means {{WP|Quackery|quack}} in Cantonese slang.
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ImageGallery-Placeholder.png|Yellow Cybercafe
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167_telecom_02.png|(167 Telecom) 167電訊數碼.
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9394_studio.png|(9394 Studio) 九三九四工作室.
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canguanju_dim_sum_house_02.png|(Canguan-Ju Dim Sum House) 粵港居點心坊.
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chinese_medicine_gynaecology_clinic.png|(Chinese Medicine Gynaecology Clinic) 中醫婦科診所
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datsaiman_accountant_office.png|(Dat-Sai-Man Accountant Office) 達西文會計師事務所
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illegal_copy_02.png|(Illegal Copy) 老翻.
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lei_dab_lei_financial_company_ltd.png|(Lei Dab Lei Financial Company Ltd. Lei Dab Lei means compound interest in Cantonese) 利疊利財務
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new_asia_chinese_laundry_general_chamber_of_commerce.png|(New Asia Chinese Laundry General Chamber of Commerce) 新亞華人洗衣總商會
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nghiujuk_life_insurance.png|(Ng Hiu Juk Life Insurance, Ng Hiu Juk means immobile in Cantonese) 吳曉郁人壽保險
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pawnshop.png|(Pawnshop) 大押. "大押" usually use for the name of pawnshop.
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shoe_repair_big_brother.png|(Shoe-Repair Big Brother) 補鞋大佬
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underground_mansion_traditional_food.png|(Underground Mansion: Traditional Food) 地下山莊 傳統地道美食
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wangsat_loan_n_finance.png|(Wang-Sat Loan & Finance) 宏實貸款財務
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zengsim_poujin_fatzi.png|(Zeng-Sim Pou-Jin Buddhist Temple) 淨禪普賢佛寺
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Chinatown2.jpg|Map provided with the game depicting the Chinatown area and its surroundings.
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Chinatown-GTAIV-Map2.jpg|Map provided with the game depicting the Chinatown area and its surroundings.
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Chinatown-GTA4-CavityLane.jpg|Cavity Lane, ''GTA IV'', a typical narrow street found in Chinatown.
BankofLiberty-GTA4-Chinatown-exterior.jpg|Chinatown branch of the [[Bank of Liberty]], GTA IV.
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DragonHeartPlaza-GTA4-exterior.jpg|[[Dragon Heart Plaza]] 龍心廣場.
DragonHeartPlaza-GTA4-exterior.jpg|[[Dragon Heart Plaza]].
 
 
BrokerBridge-GTA4-Algonquinapproacharches.jpg|Approach arches at the Algonquin end of [[Broker Bridge]], GTA IV.
 
BrokerBridge-GTA4-Algonquinapproacharches.jpg|Approach arches at the Algonquin end of [[Broker Bridge]], GTA IV.
Videogeddon-GTA4-exterior.jpg|The building housing Videogeddon, GTA IV.
 
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Chinatown is a neighborhood in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars located in the southern region of Algonquin, Liberty City.

Description

Chinatown is a residential and commercial neighborhood, Chinese descents and immigrants Tongs as residents, business owners and activity. It's a working class ethnic enclave, serving as a stark contrast to the busy nature of surrounding City Hall and The Exchange.

It is bordered to the north by Emerald Street (Lower Easton), to the west by Columbus Avenue (City Hall), to the south by Calcium Street (The Exchange), and to the east halfway between Borlock Road and Albany Avenue (Fishmarket South).

The district features a significant number of narrow streets, and a mixture of small tenement buildings and large low-rise office buildings and shops, some decorated with Oriental or modernist designs. The district is also uniquely adorned with large, overhanging signs reminiscent of those seen in the streets of Hong Kong, despite this practice not being commonly seen in New York City's Chinatown (which signs do not usually extend too far past the edge of sidewalks). The businesses in the neighborhood are Chinese-owned and are tailored specifically for Chinese only. The district is the main territory of the Liberty City Triads in both GTA IV and GTA Chinatown Wars.

Transportation

The Liberty City Subway system serves Chinatown. The Emerald station, located on Emerald Street between Luddite Row and Albany Avenue along the neighborhood's border with Lower Easton, is served at all times by the Algonquin Outer Line.

Demographics

Most of the people are Chinese in ethncity. The spoken lagnuages are Cantonese Chinese and English as it appears in the game. Other things in this topic are unknown. Most of the Chinese businesses get names with Chinese/Hong Kong's style. Besides there are some firms which suppose to be unique in the Hong Kong Society, such as "tea restaurant" ("卜街茶餐廳", could be found in the Chinatown is a "tea restaurant"). Interestingly, some Chinese names of the businesses have similar pronunciation with Chinese foul language, such as "卜街茶餐廳" and "杏家富貴",or with some special colors, including "吉川春代", "奔周物業貸款", "藝技文化中心", "柯蘭詩職業服務社" and "黃色網吧". Most of the shop names (particularly Chinese wise when spoken in Cantonese language) are puns on Cantonese phrases, which consist of sexual organs, stool and insults among other things.

Points of Interest

Gta-Iv-City-Game-Hd-Desktop-Wallpaper

A bird's eye view of Chinatown.

When originally featured in GTA IV, Chinatown boasts only one useful facility, an underground weapons shop is located across the street from the intersection of Cavity Lane and Bismarck Avenue.

Other landmarks in the district were also featuring over the course of GTA IV's storyline, particularly during "Three Leaf Clover", when Niko Bellic assists Patrick McReary and his peers in robbing the Chinatown Bank of Liberty Branch in The Exchange/Chinatown and escaping along the narrow alleyways of the district to escape into Emerald station.

The "Dragon Heart Plaza" is a mixed-use office building and shopping center in Chinatown which interior was added for both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. In The Lost and Damned, Johnny Klebitz and Jim Fitzgerald attempted to sell the heroin that they stole during "Action/Reaction" back to the Triads; the Triads shoot at Johnny and Jim, as they fight their way out of the roof of the Dragon Heart Plaza. In The Ballad of Gay Tony, Luis Fernando Lopez and Tony Prince must fight their way down from the upper floor of the building's interior against the Triad members in "Chinese Takeout".

An Al Dente's restaurant may also be found at Albany Avenue and Calcium Street.

When requested for Stevie's Car Thefts, a Super GT can be found parked across the street from the 69 Exchange.

Influence

Algonquin's Chinatown is directly inspired by New York City's own Chinatown in Manhattan. Many buildings in GTA IV's Chinatown are apparently based on those situated within Manhattan's Chinatown as well as adjacent Lower East Side districts.

Landmarks

  • 51 Bowery at Canal Street (HSBC Bank and former Citizen's Savings Bank). Depicted in game as the Chinatown Bank of Liberty Branch at the southwestern corner of Chinatown at Columbus Avenue and Calcium Street, and prominently featured during "Three Leaf Clover".
  • The Manhattan Bridge approach arch in Lower Manhattan.[1] Although the Algonquin Bridge (which is based on the Manhattan Bridge) exists, the game's rendition of the approach arch is placed in front of Broker Bridge, a representation of the Brooklyn Bridge, and features two arches instead of one in the real life rendition.
  • 241 Canal Street (former Golden Pacific National Bank), depicted in game as the Dragon Heart Plaza. Located in game at Diamond Street and Albany Avenue, the interior of the Dragon Heart Plaza is prominently featured in The Ballad of Gay Tony, during "Chinese Takeout".
  • 277-289 Canal Street (The Oltarsh Building; former Major Theater); its in game replica is located at Columbus Avenue and Emerald Street. The game's rendition was modified to feature the fascia of 277 Canal Street on all four corners of the building. The building also houses the Videogeddon video game arcade, which is a destination in "Ruff Rider".
  • 185 Canal Street (pre-2008/2009 renovation) (United Orient Bank); its replica in game is located at Albany Avenue and Diamond Street. While making use of the building's facade and lobby entrance design, the building is significantly smaller. And unlike 185 Canal, the GTA IV rendition also features a stock and news ticker.

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