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The Chinatown Heritage Center |
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History of the Chinatown Heritage Center
In the early days in Singapore life for the ethnic Chinese population used to be pretty simple and people stayed as tenants in the small cramped rooms in the shop-houses where diseases were rampant. The small rooms of the shop-stores where the Chinese once stayed has been turned into a heritage center, thus restoring Singapore's history of its forefathers.
A Guided Tour through the Chinatown Heritage Center
Opening Time:
9a.m. to 8p.m. (everyday)
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Time taken for a Guided Tour:
About 1.5 hours.
As you travel through the different levels of the Chinatown Heritage Center you are transported into different periods in Chinatown's history allowing you to get a vivid glimpse into the lives of the early inhabitants.
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| In order to ward of the hardships of their lives many of the Chinese migrants often resorted to evil practices like gambling, prostitution, forming secret societies and addiction to opium. Despite all the hardships that they had to encounter they celebrated life and involved in fun and festivity. The Chinatown Heritage Center was restored, reviving the memories of the past inhabitants
with the help of the displays and exhibitions that were available and tales from the surviving inmates of the shop-store also helped in reconstructing the life and activities of the time. The tourists can enjoy a guided tour of the center. Visitors are free to pick from a range of ethnic souvenirs like the toy sewing-machine, clog and hand-stitched Chinese quilt.
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