III.1.4. BEYOND THE TOWERS

In brief

• Asians enliven Parisian sobriety

• A park that evokes Asians and kings

• The T'ang supermarkets

• Distinctive shops align

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Asians enliven Parisian sobriety

ASIANS ENLIVEN PARISIAN SOBRIETY

CROSS THE STREET BEHIND THE VENDOR

(RUE NATIONAL)

Adapted from a Google map

The French neighborhood is sober and its aesthetic subtle... 

Park opposite the Family Welfare Office. One of the many: more later.

 

A building with a sculpture that changes with the light (please click and scroll down) and steps at the start of heights to be mentioned later. 

Except for splashes of Asian color:

Miss Ange

122 rue Nationale

 "How did you grow such splendid bamboo?" 

"Plants are alive. You must speak to them."

Mer de Chine

159 rue du Château des Rentiers

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Immediately after the restaurant take the short street to your left:

(Rue Ricaut)

It leads to the giant park on the next page,

which we will come back to.

Parc de Choisy

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A park that evokes Asians and kings

A PARK THAT EVOKES ASIANS AND KINGS

FOUNTAINS PLAY DURING WINTER'S GREY IN A PARK WHERE ASIAN EUROPE AND THE ROYAL TRADITION COMBINE

(THE PARC DE CHOISY)

 

Posters on park railings

An image people on the march is engraved on the transparency, 

in homage to Cambodians who fled the Khmers Rouge:

A sign announces Asian activities open to all:

The letters attached to the trees say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY..."

As Asians celebrate with Gauls. 

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The Tang supermarkets

THE T'ANG SUPERMARKETS

SUPPLIED BY TWO DAILY JETS FROM CHINA 

On avenue d'Ivry...

"Tang Frères, Happy Holidays !"

Tang Frères

148 avenue d'Ivry

 

"Tang Square"

On avenue de Choisy

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Like the towers, they are symbols of the neighborhood

They sponsor the Asian show at the 13th's festival.

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Distinctive shops align 

DISTINCTIVE SHOPS ALIGN

 

LEAVING THE PARK TAKES YOU BACK TO AVENUE DE CHOISY

Where Asians propose...

Kitchenware...

 Asia Center

162 avenue de Choisy

Chinese massages...

"Plants and organic Chinese tea" 

3 rue du Moulinet (corner of avenue de Choisy)

Plants, in collaboration with the restaurant next door...

Choisy Flor

153 avenue de Choisy

It joins forces with this restaurant, at the corner of rue de Tolbiac (a minute away).

Fruit, vegetables, spices, sauces...

Asia Market

185-189 avenue de Choisy

And electronics.

Delta Electronic

207 avenue de Choisy

Friends visit the owner, as in African shops (please scroll down).

 

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Avenue de Choisy ends at City Hall, a second Tang supermarket and a mall: 

The model on a mall welcome sign

is Asian, Black, North African and white,

 and has a huge smile for all.

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A Chinese restaurant and Asian wares in the renovated mall, a branch that is part of a 7000-restaurant chain:

 

  At the mall next to place d'Italie

That does not harbor well 

for the multitude of little restaurants. 

Enjoy them while you can.

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3.1.5.

Some of the restaurants