Street of Malaysia 2

During the World War II, a great amount of Chinese especially Cantonese and Hakka migrated to this South Pacific island. While living here, they worked heard and were governed by a headmen or a Chinese Kapitan. In generation, the infamous Kapitan is Yap Ah Loy, who started commercial and settlement for China inhabitants. Petaling Street in Malay, Jalan Petaling who is also known as Chinatown is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The origin of many Chinese’s working place is in Chinatown. The vast group of Chinese people working in Chinatown was split into groups and they each brought out different culture on the street. Through the wealth of the people, shop houses and business centers were built. Petaling Street, Chinatown, thus become more crowded and much are visited by tourist in Malaysia.

Today, Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur is dedicated to all races and international tourists. The best time to discover the uniqueness of Chinatown is when the sun sets. Markets that never close and people that never sleep can still be seen on the street. This lively market is a paradise for bargain hunters to grab their favourites. In Petaling Street, Chinatown we can get varieties of pirated clothes and accessories, include bags, shoes, costume jewellery, where skillful crafted mostly make out of gold, electronics, fresh fruits and vegetables, souvenirs, watches, CDs and traditional herbal medical. Foods is a must mention and taste item in Petaling Street. Small hawker stall selling cool chilling Longan, famous iced herbal drinks. Roast chestnut is a tradition and delicious snacks selling on the Motorcycle who still using charcoal to roast it. Hokkien noodles, Hainanese chicken rice are the most tourists visited foods to taste it.

After the project of renovating Petaling Street, Chinatown, both ends of the street are set with a Chinese arch to display the origin Chinese culture in Petaling Street. The street becomes wider and has more comfortable bricks roads, and had transformed into a shelter place where people are more relaxed to walk under it.