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

Carpenter Street Carpenter Street might be named after Percy Carpenter or after the many Chinese craftsman who used to work in the area....

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...