Chinatown, Adelaide

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Grote Street entrance to Chinatown, with the original paifang visible.
Grote Street entrance to Chinatown, with the original paifang visible.

Chinatown in Adelaide, also called Adelaide Chinatown or Moonta Street Chinatown, is located on Moonta Street, within the large Adelaide Central Markets precinct between Grote and Gouger streets. Two large and impressive Paifang, erected by the city council and guarded by Imperial guardian lions donated by the People's Republic of China, mark the entrances at either end. Adelaide Chinatown consists mainly of Chinese restaurants, grocery stores and markets.