Stories of Chinatown Singapore

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About this activity

What's made Chinatown Singapore unique? Chinatown Singapore is always busy, colourful and vibrant almost every other day with the places of worships next to each other, the foods street and traditional restaurants are always filled with foodies, the Chinese ornamental souvenirs shops and stalls will keep people browsing and buying, events and activities whenever there are festivals or ceremonies and unique boutique hotels and pubs are at every corners for your catch-up or casual meeting with friends. Chinatown Singapore has so much to offer that you won't be bored even for a moment.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: Lion City Guides

What is included

Included

Included: Bottled water

Itinerary

Chinatown

one hour

Our guide will meet you at Kreta Ayer Square and bring you to walk the historic streets of Chinatown Singapore where you will find iconic shophouses, traditional businesses, places of worship, local hawker foods, opera house, opera heritage gallery, seasonal festivals and unique cultural souvenirs. As we walk you down the historic streets, we will unfold insightful stories of the era of changes in Chinatown Singapore. There were streets which were named after honorable person who had contributed or impacted people lives in Chinatown Singapore. What were shophouses in Chinatown famous for in the past? Who were the famous philanthropists and what had they contributed to Chinatown Singapore? You will get to hear these from our experienced and passionate guide.
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum

30 min

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum build in 2007, is a new addition to vibrant, cultural and exciting Chinatown. Is it a monument? Why build this Buddhist Temple right in the heart of Chinatown, on prime land with much older temple and mosque such as Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple and Jamae Mosque. Buddhist temples and all Chinese Temples have only one entrance, why it is that BTRTM has two entrances and two main shrines.
Sri Mariamman Temple

30 min

Our guide will explain to you why there is a Hindu temple and a Indian Muslim Mosque in Chinatown Singapore. Not surprising the Hindu Temple is very popular in Chinatown in the past and today. Major festivals in the Hindu Temple are Fire walking ceremony, one week before Deepavali which is the Festival of Lights.