Few places provide the sensory stimulation available in San Francisco's Chinatown. The city blocks around Grant and Stockton Streets are a riot of color, smells, sounds, and activity that, at times, can be overwhelming. While crescendos of energy peak on the days around the New's Year's celebration in February, a walk through Chinatown anytime will be richly rewarding.

Here are a images that offer a glimpse of this wonderful place.