and to the south by Motomachi, a shopping district known far and wide for its imports. "Thus Su Chien-wen, a student at Yokohama Chinese Academy, enumerated the geographical advantages of Chinatown in an essay.
「從地利來看，中華街四周有著名的橫濱公園、山下公園橫臥東北，東面緊臨日本排名第一的橫濱港…… 街的南鄰是名聞遐邇、專賣外國貨品的元町」，橫濱中華學院學生蘇健文在其作文中點出中華街的地理優勢。