You cross an invisible border and suddenly, you are in another universe. Welcome to Chinatown, Manhattan’s Chinatown, where Chinese characters are stacked on signs indecipherable to us, colors mark the entrance to small, dark stores and smells permeate the atmosphere. This is an authentic neighborhood inhabited by one of the largest Chinese communities in the West. And, of course, stores selling anything you can imagine, from imitation handbags to bubble tea.