Hing Hay Park

Hing Hay Park
慶喜公園
Looking roughly northwest from Hing Hay Park
Map
Location423 Maynard Ave S.
Nearest citySeattle, Washington
Coordinates47°35′54.8″N 122°19′31.3″W / 47.598556°N 122.325361°W / 47.598556; -122.325361
Area0.64 acres (0.26 ha)
Created1973[1]
DesignerSakuma, James, and Peterson[1][2]
Owned byCity of Seattle
Websiteseattle.gov/parks/find/parks/hing-hay-park
Hing Hay Park
Traditional Chinese慶喜公園
Simplified Chinese庆喜公园
Literal meaningCelebrate Happiness Public Park
(figuratively, "Park for Pleasurable Gatherings")
Hanyu PinyinQìngxǐ Gōngyuán
Yale RomanizationHinghéi Gūngyún
JyutpingHing3hei2 Gung1jyun2

Hing Hay Park (Chinese: 慶喜公園) is a 0.64-acre (2,600 m2) public park in the Chinatown–International District neighborhood of downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The park is located on the north side of South King Street between 6th and Maynard avenues, east of Union Station and the Historic Chinatown Gate. It was built in 1973 and includes a pavilion, community games, and two gateways.

The park is a noncontributing property within the Seattle Chinatown Historic District described in 1986.[2] Both are within the Seattle Chinatown International District established by City Ordinance 119297 in 1988.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WASLA-03 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Seattle Chinatown Historic District
  3. ^ Wong, Marie Rose (2018). "Preface". Building Tradition: Pan-Asian Seattle and Life in the Residential Hotels. Seattle, Washington: Chin Music Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1634059688. Retrieved April 15, 2019.