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Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site adds more tours for the rest of 2025 season (Photo)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. - 08/26/25 9:00 AM
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SALEM, Oregon— Tours of the historic building will be offered eight times a day Thursday through Monday starting this week and running through October when the building closes for the season.

 

Previously, the tours were offered three days a week due to low staffing levels this year. Now both the historic building and the Interpretive Center will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Monday. Access to the Kam Wah Chung building is only available during guided tours.

 

The Kam Wah Chung building is a National Historic Landmark that preserves the home and businesses of two Chinese immigrants, Ing "Doc" Hay and Lung On. For more than 60 years the building was a social, medical and religious center for Oregon's Chinese community.

 

Tours of the historic building will run at the top of every hour, the last one beginning at 4 p.m. The free, 45-minute historic building tour begins at the Interpretive Center at 125 NW Canton Street in John Day. Space is limited to 8 people per tour.  

 

For more information or questions about booking tours and operating hours, please call the park office at 541-575-2800.

 

If you don’t have the opportunity to visit this heritage site, you can learn more about the site and Chinese American history in Oregon through these online resources:

Stefanie Knowlton, public information officer
971-803-0154
Stefanie.Knowlton@oprd.oregon.gov



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