GOOD THINGS ABOUT LIVERPOOL

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2004

Well here it is, our first cool thing about Liverpool, Chinese New Year celebrations. Liverpool is said to be host to one of the oldest Chinese communities in Europe, and vast crowds of all creeds and colours turned out to rightly celebrate this heritage and welcome in the Year of the Monkey.

Ok, so the dragon was a little smaller than I'd anticipated, but hey, any festival where you can buy a paper "Dragon onna Stick" gets my vote, and the atmosphere was easy-going and friendly. Good stuff!

Liverpool Chinatown History

The Williamson Tunnels.

Now here's a well kept secret of Liverpool, a vast complex of tunnels dug out beneath its streets under the direction of wealthy eccentric Joseph Williamson in the early 19th century.
The full extent of the mysterious tunnel complex is unknown, as no original maps survive.

The Williamson Tunnels Heritage Center have opened up some of the tunnels for curious visitors to see. For the moment this public area is quite small, but a small team of volunteers are hard at work excavating and making safe new tunnels to mystify future generations.
Offer your support by paying them a visit if you can.