CHINATOWN SINGAPORE

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Essentials about Chinatown Singapore in brief

Chinese make up a good three quarters of the population of Singapore. Accordingly, no visit to Singapore should end without seeing the historic Chinatown Singapore. In the district located in the heart of the city, you can not only eat delicious food, but also shop well and discover some interesting sights.

Eating and drinking in Chinatown Singapore

But first to the food: If you get hungry in Chinatown (and you will), you should definitely head for a so-called Hawker Centre. These are semi-open, covered market halls or buildings with a large number of food stalls. The two most famous of their kind are the Maxwell Food Centre and the Chinatown Complex.

The temples in Chinatown Singapore

Of course, there are also some Chinese temples to visit in Chinatown Singapore. One of the oldest Buddhist temples in Singapore is the Thian Hock Keng Temple, built in 1840 and known for its beautiful wood carvings. An equally impressive building is the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. However, the temple housing a tooth relic of Buddha was built only in 2007. In the temple museum there is a very interesting exhibition on Buddhism.

Besides Chinese Buddhist temples, Chinatown is also home to several Muslim and Hindu places of worship. Definitely worth seeing is the Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore. With its incredibly colorful figurative representations of various Hindu deities, the temple is an architectural feature.

The view on Chinatown Singapore

If you want to enjoy a great view of Chinatown, you should make your way to the Pinnacle @ Duxton building complex, the largest residential complex in Singapore. The three skyscrapers are connected by skybridges, which are also open to visitors (however, the number of visitors is limited to 200 daily) and from which one can enjoy a magnificent view of the sea of houses below.

The nightlife of Chinatown Singapore

Last but not least, the streets of Chinatown are also known and popular for their evening entertainment. Especially in the narrow alleys of Ann Siang Road and Club Street, after dark, the streets are bustling (on weekends, the streets are even closed to car traffic). From cocktail bars on rooftop terraces to trendy restaurants and cool sports bars, Chinatown has the right location for every taste.