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| • | Singapore's Chinatown is an ethnic neighbourhood featuring distinctly Chinese cultural elements and a historically concentrated ethnic Chinese population. Chinatown is located within the larger district of Outram.
Although the largest ethnic group in Singapore as (ca. 70%) is Chinese, making Chinatown considerably less of an enclave than it once was, the district does retain significant historical and cultural significance. Large sections of it have been declared national heritage sites officially designated for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
Under the Raffles Plan of Singapore, the area originally was a division of colonial Singapore where Chinese immigrants tended to reside. Although as Singapore grew, Chinese immigrants settled in other areas of the island-city, Chinatown became overcrowded within decades of Singapore's founding in 1819 and remained such until many residents were relocated at the initiation of Singapore's governmental Housing Development Board in the 1960s.
In Chinese, Chinatown is known as Niu che shui (牛车水; pinyin: Niúchēshuǐ), literally, "ox-cart water," as a result of the fact that, because of its location, Chinatown's water supply was principally transported by animal-driven cart in the 19th century. The name is also echoed in the name, Kreta Ayer, with the same meaning.
Singapore's Chinatown is composed of several sub-districts. Kreta Ayer [HTTP ] is but one section within the larger Chinatown area. Other sections include Bukit Pasoh [HTTP ], (known also as the "Street of Clans") in which can be found several Chinese cultural and clan associations, and Tanjong Pagar [HTTP ], with many preserved pre-World War II shophouses. Finally, Telok Ayer [HTTP ] was the original focal point of settlement in Chinatown, and is home to many Chinese temples as well as Muslim mosque
Source: [wikipedia: chinatown, singapore]
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