FOR YEARS, Madrileños in search of exceptional dim sum and duck have gone to Usera, a diverse neighborhood that functions as the cities unofficial Chinatown. Over time, all kinds of businesses with have flourished in the area, from Cantonese-style bakeries and hair salons to supermarkets and car repair shops. The links between the city of Madrid and its ever-growing Chinese community became even stronger back in November 2022, when this statue dedicated to the panda bear was unveiled in Usera. While the Estatua de Oso Panda is not Madrid’s first bear statue—El…
