Storms have damaged Chinatown’s lanterns.

@Aquitaine24 (11653)

San Jose, California

April 4, 2023 7:55pm CST

The red lanterns in San Francisco’s Chinatown have been an iconic photo op for ten years,. But this year’s storms have damaged them. Some lanterns have been destroyed; some are in tatters. Fundraising has started to buy new ones. They are on Grant Street.

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@db20747 (43427)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

5 Apr 23

Storms are causing a lot of damage. Repairs costs alot of money. Perhaps insurance can pay them

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

5 Apr 23

I don’t know if that is something that they can get insurance for. These are outdoor paper lanterns. Doesn’t sound like a very outdoorsy material but I guess it’s the cultural norm.

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@LadyDuck (459212)

• Switzerland

5 Apr 23

This is a shame, I hope they will collect enough money to replace them.

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

5 Apr 23

Well, there is a GoFundMe to donate to to help buy new ones.

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

6 Apr 23

@LadyDuck it said on the news the fundraiser was successful

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@LadyDuck (459212)

• Switzerland

6 Apr 23

@Aquitaine24 I hope that locals will do.

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@youless (112123)

• Guangzhou, China

5 Apr 23

10 years is a very long time. I think it is alright to renew the red lanterns now

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

5 Apr 23

I don’t know the normal lifespan for items like this.

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@sol_cee (38222)

• Philippines

5 Apr 23

Oh my, that's sad. You're right about it being an iconic photo op. I have a friend who got her pic taken with those red lanterns

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

5 Apr 23

I am glad to know you are familiar with them.

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

5 Apr 23

Have you ever been there?

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@sol_cee (38222)

• Philippines

5 Apr 23

@Aquitaine24 no but we also have a Chinatown here in my city with the similar decors

@Laurakemunto (12862)

• Kenya

5 Apr 23

Storms are one of the natural disasters causing destruction but I hope everyone is okay after that storm

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

5 Apr 23

Yes, the deterioration of the lanterns resulted from a series of weather events.

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@leighnyork (1880)

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5 Apr 23

Can we say that nature is angry with us and now it is punishing us?

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

5 Apr 23

Humans versus nature I guess.

@jstory07 (134638)

• Roseburg, Oregon

5 Apr 23

I hope they are able to buy new ones they are so pretty.

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

5 Apr 23

Yes I hope so too. They have a GoFundMe for this. The story was on KGO 7 news.

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@JamesHxstatic (29276)

• Eugene, Oregon

5 Apr 23

That's too bad. I hope they can be replaced.

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

5 Apr 23

I hope so as well. They add pretty color to an urban setting.

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