A Chinatown in Chinese Singapore? I hear you cry! Well Chinatown is an expat term; locals apparently use the original Chinese or Malay names for the area. Plus Singapore was once a British Colony, and back then, it seems this district was more concentrated with Chinese residents.
Today, a lot of the area's small streets and pretty, shophouse-style architecture is listed, and you will find 'trendy' SMEs have their offices here. Some parts are also heinously touristy. I avoided the latter as much as possible, and wandered other streets. I even found some graffiti, and a small, hidden park behind a row of houses!
(Again, ridiculous Blogger picture layout - it won't even load in the order I specify and has started deleting pix I try to caption! - but click on images to enlarge!)
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| Buddha Tooth Relic Temple |
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| Affectionate pigeons in the park! |
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Graffiti by graphics agency on their own offices - I doubt it would be tolerated otherwise in Singapore!  |
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