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Chinatown (chinatown) is Singapore's Chinatown, said Chinatown, its scope can be really wide, which includes a large slope, Bridge Road, New Bridge Road, Sha Curcuma Lane, Smith Road, Tang Po Road, Binta Street and Morse Street. Generally to the north to the Singapore River, west of New Bridge Road (newbridgerd.); south, "Maxwell" Road (maxwellrd.) and Keta Ayer Road (kretaayerrd.), east to the Cecil Street (cecilst ..) Chinatown is known as "Chinatown" because the original residents to clean water to pull carts.
Today, Chinatown is a modern shopping centers, hawkers and century-old colored neighbors. South Bridge Road (southbridgeroad) west of the Square is a pearl, Yue Hwa Chinese, Chinatown and other department stores, in addition to various temples in the east, the coastal area is adjacent to the emerging business district. Here are the most famous temples in Singapore, there are a lot of food shopping.
The most exciting than Chinatown Lunar New Year. By then, the whole area decorated; various shops, shops are decorated, a new hybrid, there are many festivals goods and snacks. Chinatown next to the Tanjong Pagar (tanjongpagar) area are also worth a visit. There are numerous restaurants, bars, art galleries and souvenir shops.
Some people wonder, why is it called Chinatown? In fact, the naming of Chinatown has its allusions. Saying that a century ago, the river flood, flooded the streets of this neighborhood, residents drive away with water to cattle car, so there is called the Chinatown.
Another argument is: When the residents of this area had to clean the streets of cattle car inflow, so this place will be known as Chinatown. The origin of the name on the Chinatown Another argument is that when the Singapore Malays often Chinatown will come from the serene mountains of water contained, the so called Chinatown.
More than a century, Chinatown has been accompanied in the Singapore River where it quietly come a very long years, witnessed the growth of Singapore. This section of the road is not easy, but walking the walk had a busy indeed.
Years itself, we came to late nineties, the Chinatown or Chinatown, still retains its old traditional style, or harm, such as an old Chinese society in miniature. Is infiltrated to the modern, but expel the old Tangshan, Chinatown demonstrated its unique side.
What's here? There are traditional Chinese food, traditional Chinese daily necessities, the old pharmacy, pawn shops, barber shops, temples, the most representative day temple here.
Days temple dedicated to Tin Hau is the goddess of the sea, the building is in China, or the original still has to this day.
The same with other countries, Chinatown is also a very Chinese commercial stores, where there are many hawker stalls, selling everything the goods, very complete security in people, style still exist, Chinatown along the way.
It came a song Que downtown, it is Singapore, it is also very Tangshan. Here, and very Tangshan Singapore, is Singapore's Tangshan, this is it Singapore's Chinatown - Chinatown. |