| Chinatown | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Singapore |
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| City | Singapore |
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 1 ° 17 ′ 1 ″ N 103 ° 50 ′ 39 ″ E | |
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Yes Chinatown- also called Niu che shui (牛车水) in Chinese and Kreta Ayer in Malay (which in both cases means water ox cart, a reference to the carts which were used to transport drinking water) - is the traditional Chinese district of the city, it must be admitted that it has somewhat lost its interest insofar as the Chinese are an omnipresent ethnic group in Singapore.
The sector enters Pagoda Street and Smith Street has been seriously sanitized for tourists, but one can find a more prosaic Chinatown to the south and east that merges harmoniously with the business district. Tanjong Pagar is the unofficial heart of the gay community, Singapore and there are many small bistros, while Club Street will better meet the sophistication requirements of expatriates and young dynamic executives leaving the office with its small intimate restaurants reminiscent of the West both for the quality and the price of the dishes ...
Unlike the rest of the city where the Hokka dialect is more commonly spoken, in Chinatown the most common dialect is Cantonese.
To go
Take exit A (Pagoda Street) at the station Chinatown from the MRT Northeast line to land directly in the heart of the action. Outram Park, Tanjong Pagar and Raffles Place are all within easy reach, as are Clarke Quay and the Singapore North.
To see
Chinatown's main attraction is the neighborhood itself, laid out as it is with small and exotic restored shops selling everything and anything from plastic Buddhas to stuffed seahorses. Lose yourself in its maze and see what you can find!
