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Just that day i was invited to attend the official media conference and launch
of the Chinatown Visitor Centre located just beside the Kreta Ayer Square, behind the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum.
The launch of this new Visitor Centre is for people to rediscover Chinatown on foot,
specially designed for walking tours. CBA plans to run the place and use it primarily as a
base to disseminate information and to organise events and activities.
They worked with Republic polytechnic singapore's students and the students were
dressed up as the well-likes characters of Chinatown heritage, Sum-sui womans,
Kopi uncles and etc!
This centre is hoping to enhance visitors' experience and encourage people to explore
Chinatown with a deeper understanding of its legacy of Singapore's history.
Chinatown has many impressive dining and shopping choices! Plus with this centre,
everyone's bound to enjoy Chinatown the way they want to!
Having a performance of a "water dragon" as this year is the dragon year!
Ribbon cutting ceremony for the launch of Chinatown Visitor's Centre...
The centre is themed "Old Chinatown" and the space was to remind the visitors of the old
Singapore heritage! with raw brick walls, wooden crate boxes and nostalgic black
and white photographs of bustling street life then.
The design is really modern yet with a twist of the past!
There's a towering feature wall used for multimedia screenings. An retail area for those on
hunt for souvenirs and merchandise featuring ranges of products centered on the
theme of the Chinatown heritage.
Tea leaves...
Plush dolls like samsui woman and kopi uncle that are hand sewn and
stuffed by the senior citizen from Kreta Ayer Community Centre!!
Other than that, the centre will also host a myriad of classes to revive some
"vanishing trades" like clog-shoe making, lantern making, Chinese
puppetry and opera singing!
Also received these goodie bags!! Thought that the bags were designed really well!
Really do feel that what Chinatown is doing of trying to engage our younger generation
is really something important. As a singaporean I believe that the kids these days should
know about their heritage. Many of the younger audiences don't know much of Singapore's
past. Plus there's much more in Chinatown that you've yet to know.
Nows your chance. Find out more at
Their website : http://chinatown.sg
Their twitter : @chinatownsg88 (WITH LIKE 1.3K FOLLOWERS)
The crazy and lovely : I LOVE CHINATOWN GROUP
And don't forget their Facebook page!
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