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Singapore Chinatown - Kreta Ayer
Kreta Ayer Road Kreta Ayer is the most important road that defines Chinatown. Since there is no word colloquially in Chinese for...
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Jul 3, 20227 min read


Singapore Chinatown - Tanjong Pagar
Originally called Salinter (or Salintar), Tanjong Pagar in Malay means "cape of stakes", a name that reflects its origins as a fishing...
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Jul 3, 202222 min read


Singapore Chinatown - China Square
There is an overlap between the areas of China Square, Kreta Ayer (Hokkien) Area https://www.marcs.studio/post/singapore-chinatown-kreta-...
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May 16, 20225 min read


Singapore Chinatown - South Bridge Road
Chinese New Year, February 2020 South Bridge Road had been known in the early 1820s by this name, before a proper road was constructed....
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Apr 16, 20225 min read


Singapore Chinatown - Kreta Ayer (Hokkien Area)
There is an overlap between the areas of Kreta Ayer (Hokkien) Area and China Square https://www.marcs.studio/post/singapore-chinatown-chi...
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Jun 26, 20212 min read


Singapore Chinatown - Kreta Ayer (Cantonese Area)
Mosque street It was named thus due to the presence of Jamae Mosque (also known as Chulia Mosque), which is situated near the junction of...
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Mar 5, 20213 min read


Singapore Chinatown - Kreta Ayer (Teo Chew Area)
Carpenter Street Carpenter Street might be named after Percy Carpenter or after the many Chinese craftsman who used to work in the area....
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Feb 13, 20212 min read


Singapore Chinatown - Eu Tong Sen Street
Eu Tong Sen Street (and former Wayang Street) Eu Tong Sen (1877-1944, Cantonese) was the King of Tin. His assets included tin mines,...
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Feb 13, 20214 min read


Singapore Chinatown - Telok Ayer (Hokkien Area)
View of Telok Ayer Bay from nearby Mount Wallich prior to the start of land reclamation in the 1880's. Clearly visible is Nagore Dargah,...
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Sep 20, 202011 min read


Singapore Chinatown - An Introduction
The Chinese had been known in the islands of the Malay Archipelago for more than 1,000 years, ever since the southern kilns of the Tang...
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Sep 12, 202010 min read
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