Singapore
Chinatown
Focal Point Of Chinese Culture
Off South Bridge Road
Between Maxwell Road & Singapore River
Singapore,
Nearest Train: Outram Park
Phone: +65 6736 2000
Although largely scarred by redevelopment, Chinatown today still contains pockets of genuinely old shophouses where age-old trades like clog-making and calligraphy continue to be practised. Paper effigies of cars, houses and other material objects are still being made for the deceased. These are then burnt, in the belief that they will raise the standard of living of the deceased in the next world. For tea connoisseurs, a visit to a tea house is a must, not only to relish the flavour of Chinese tea, but also to experience the traditional art of tea-brewing.
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