Singapore's Chinatown

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^^ttp://lookcolor.comi 28lookcolor.com28 sg.lookcolor.com28Copy right28282828 Singapore's Chinatown evolved around 1821 when the first Chinese junk arrived from Xiamen, Fujian province in China. The passengers, all men, set up home around the south of the Singapore River which is known today as Telok Ayer. Chinatown’s local name - Niu Che Shui (Bullock Cart Water) arose from the fact each household at that time had to collect fresh water from the wells in Ann Siang Hill and Spring Street, using bullock-drawn carts. Not all parts of Chinatown are Chinese though. The Al Abrar Mosque along Telok Ayer Street, and the Jamae Mosque and Sri Mariamman Temple along South Bridge Road lay witness to the harmonious racial and religious atmosphere in Singapore. Chinatown can be divided into four main districts - Kreta Ayer, Telok Ayer, Tanjong Pagar and Bukit Pasoh - each with its own distinctive flavour. The heart of activity is in the Trengganu/Smith Streets area. 牛车水是自1821年逐渐形成的。当时，从中国夏门、福建南下的第一艘平底中国帆船抵达新加坡。船上青一色是男性。他们就在新加坡河以南一带(也就是现在的直落亚逸街)定居。当时，在那儿的每家每户都得拉牛车到安祥山的史必灵路取水。久而久之，该地方就被称为牛车水了。牛车水可划分为牛车路、直落亚逸街、丹戎巴葛和武吉巴梳路四个不同风格的小区。丁加奴街/史密斯街则是牛车水的主要活动中心。值得一提的是牛车水并不是青一色华人居住的地方。牛车水内，直落亚逸街旁的阿布拉回教堂、桥南路的詹美回教堂和马里安曼庙，见证了新加坡多元种族和睦相处的一面。 For more information, please Click here ^^http://lookcolor.comi 28lookcolor.com28 sg.lookcolor.com28Copy right28282828