The phrase 熱鬧 [Cantonese: yitnaau; Mandarin: renao] literally means “hot and noisy” and is a measure of the liveliness of an atmosphere. The Youth Collaborative for Chinatown, a network of youth who have been active in the community and are motivated to reactivate public spaces in Chinatown, will be launching a series of events to bring back the “hot and noisy” to the neighbourhood. The series is a response to rapid changes observed in Chinatown over the past few years, including large development projects, the end of the Chinatown Night Market last year and the upcoming construction for water main upgrades along Pender Street.

Our last event was cut a little bit short, but our spirits are still running high! Did you miss our last mah jong night? Get some practice in because we'll be back at it on August 15th!

Don’t know how to play? As usual, there will be plenty of pros ready to teach you the basics and send you on your way to becoming a tile shark.

Don’t like mahjong? No sweat, there will be plenty of other games including Chinese chess, Chinese checkers, or Big Two aka “Chinese poker” (鋤大D).

The new Youth Collaborative for Chinatown (青心在唐人街) is a network of youth doing awesome stuff in, for, and with Chinatown. Come learn more about the YCC and sign up as a Collaborator, or just play a round of mahjong and wish us luck!

"BYOPP" - bring your own poh-poh! This is an all-ages affair. Bring your grandparents, bring your siblings, bring your friends!

Have an extra mahjong tile set or mahjong table?
Get involved and in touch with us at the Youth Collaborative for Chinatown!

Other games are welcome too! Have a fun game you've been dying to play? Bring it along!

Help bring the “hot and noisy” back to Chinatown this Summer!