Chinatown

Under Sir Stamford Raffles' Plan,the area was originally a division where Chinese Immigrants stay in.As Singapore gradually grew into a modern society,Chinese immigrants began to settle into other parts of the island.Chinatown has been overcrowded since the founding of Singapore in 1819.Different dialects were categorised into residing in different roads.The area signifies the history of the Chinese.

Surprisingly, in the Chinese community,is the most important temple for Indians, the Sri Mariamman Hindu Tamil Temple, and the mosques, Al-Abrar Mosque at Telok Ayer Street and Jamae Mosque at Mosque Street, as well as the Fukien Thien Hock Keng Temple of 1830 to 1842.



For those who are interested in Singapore’s Chinese culture and history, Chinatown is a good place to start as it has a mixture of heritage and shopping together.

For more information,you can visit this website at:http://www.chinatownology.com/singapore.html