If you are visiting Singapore, Chinatown is must visit place for every tourist travel itinerary. This is an ethnic enclave located in central area of Singapore featuring distinctly Chinese culture. Large section of it have been declared national heritage sites. It is blend of old and new historic and lifestyle…
Place is known for its vibrancy and colors, heritage, street foods, shopping and vibrant charm of Chinese culture. During Chinese New Year place the place is decorated with colorful floating lights. Every time you visit this place, there is always a new experience…
HOW TO REACH
The place can be reached by rail through MRT at Chinatown Station and as well through several public buses…
Get down at Chinatown station, through sign boards take an exit to an area which you want to visit 🙂 . If you are tourist, you can take Pagoda Street exit, it will take you to street shopping and food joints area…
You can experience liveliness of Chinatown by walking on streets, enjoying shopping and dining out…
WALK THROUGH THE STREET
Enjoy walking around, feel the beauty and vibrancy of the place. Enjoy it’s hustle bustle specially over weekends. Look at architecture of the place, it has its cultural effect…
ENJOY STREET SHOPPING
The place is known as street shopping destination for tourists. Pagoda street is famous for souvenirs such as fridge magnets, bag tags, jewellery, hand bags, home decorative and clothes shopping. You can buy perfumes here at quiet cheap price 🙂 . In the early days, Pagoda street was known for its opium smoking den 🙂 🙂
Apart from street shopping, place has shopping complexes as well Chinatown Point, People’s Park Complex, Lucky Chinatown, People’s Park Centre…
ENJOY CHINESE FOOD
If in Chinatown, eat like Chinese 🙂 . The place has Chinatown Food Street as well, but whole place has many restaurants where you can experience Chinese cuisine…
Most of the restaurants are open air with outdoor sittings…
Indulge yourself in Chinese traditional flavor with a glass of beer, “Tiger” 🙂 🙂 , beer which is brewed here in Singapore…
You can enjoy live music performance, generally happens on Saturdays and Sundays. Over weekend place is lively till early morning, around 3 to 4am…
ENJOY CULTURAL HERITAGE
The place is multiethnic. Cultural lovers can immerse themselves in multiple culture, for Buddhism culture, pay visit to Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. From Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, take a walk to Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu Temple in Singapore, constructed in 1827…
Located just a minute walk away is Jamae Mosque, place of worship built originally for Tamil Muslim population….
Nicely explained!!
Thanks Joe 😊