Vancouver Chinatown Mural Walks

Join us in celebrating the newly unveiled Suzhou Alley Women’s Mural (SAWM), a community-driven artwork that honours the remarkable histories of Chinese Canadian women who played pivotal roles in shaping Vancouver’s Chinatown over the last century.

The Suzhou Alley Women's Mural (SAWM) is a community-driven commemorative mural and storytelling project celebrating the contributions and legacies of women who helped shape Vancouver's Chinatown over the last century created by Elisa Yon, Janet Wang, Stella Zheng, Mengya Zhao, and Laurie Landry. To celebrate its unveiling this Spring, the project team will be offering a series of mural walks during Asian Heritage Month.

Discover the people, stories, and significance behind the murals in Vancouver's Chinatown through the eyes of artists, curators, planners, scholars and historians from the community. Tours are offered in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

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Event Details:

• Date: Saturdays in May

• Location: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Public Park (565 Columbia St.), inside the main courtyard at the Suzhou Alley Women's Mural

• Start Times: 10:30 A.M. or 1:30 P.M.

• Cost: $10 (suggested donation)

• Register: Registration link here

Chinatown Mural Walks Tour Schedule: 

• Saturday, May 3, 2025 (Cantonese Tours)
  Guide: Steven Dragonn

• Saturday, May 10, 2025 (English Tours)
  Guide: Imogene Lim

• Saturday, May 24, 2025 (Mandarin Tours)
  Guide: Yubing Guo

• Saturday, May 31, 2025 (English Tours)
  Guides: Helen Lee (10:30 A.M. tour), John Atkin (1:30 P.M. tour)

About the Suzhou Alley Women’s Mural

Laurie M. Landry | Janet Wang | Elisa Yon | Mengya Zhao | Stella Zheng

The Suzhou Alley Women's Mural (SAWM) is a community-driven commemorative mural and storytelling project celebrating the contributions and legacies of women who helped shape Vancouver's Chinatown over the last century.

Led and created by artists Elisa Yon and Janet Wang, the SAWM project is the culmination of years of archival research, in-depth interviews, and community engagement. Discover within the artwork the vibrant, diverse, and often-overlooked stories of Chinese Canadian women whose contributions have left a lasting legacy on Vancouver’s Chinatown.

For more information and other educational resources: https://suzhoualleymural.ca

The Suzhou Alley Women’s Mural is generously supported by Cinevolution Media Arts Society, Canada Council for the Arts, and BC Arts Council.