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Yes, KL is one of the city of merchants in South East Asia, where you can find spots to satisfy your shopping lust. But, if you are in KL, spare your time to visit Central Market. This is still touristic spot though, but unlike the new and modern shopping malls, with your fave brands, the Central Market offers something ¡¥arty¡¦. There is ¡¥street performance¡¦, handmade collection of fashion and souvenirs, portrait painters and fortune teller (the famous fortune teller was (unfortunately) unavailable when me and many tourists waiting for him patiently for reading our palms, cards or whatever for us to anticipate the goods and bads in our future ƒº.
The Central Market building is built since 1888 and it used to be vegetables and fish market. No fishy smells left, just art and enjoyable of window shopping that are there now. Leave a Comment Address: Jl Hang Kasturi (Tan Cheng Lock)Directions: Jl Hang Kasturi (Tan Cheng Lock) |
Do u know that it use to be a WET market...
But now its a must visit place for the tourist to get souviniers and also any other stuffs...
periodically there are prformances demonstration around and also fortune telling (but my advise : think twice)...
Many stores at Central Market sell clothing and other goods made from the colorful, traditional Malaysian batik - beautiful and, in most cases, hand-drawn and hand-printed fabrics.
Riverside amphitheatre located outside of the building is the venue for regular performances of traditional and contemporary dances and musical concerts. Leave a Comment Address: Jalan Hang Tuah, Kuala LumpurDirections: Just across the road from the Central Market Putra LRT stop and also Klang Bus Stop! Next to the KL Main Post Office and Daya Bumi building. |
Build in 1935, Central Market (CM as it is commonly known) was formerly KL's main wet market. It was saved from demolition in the 1980s and converted into what it is today -a cultural market (Pasar Budaya) mainly showcasing the local arts and crafts.
CM is lively with activities, check out the potrait artistes at work, street performers or its weekly cultural shows at the open air stage. Look out for interesting souveniers here to bring home, from local crafts to pewter and antiques.
Generally, its the place to go for shoping, eating, be entertained or simply people watching. A visit to KL is not complete without a trip to CM. Leave a Comment Address: Jalan Hang Kasturi, 50050 Kuala Lumpur.Phone: +603-22746542Directions: Within walking distance from the Putraline LRT's Pasar Seni station.Website: www.centralmarket.com.my Other Contact: pr@centralmarketkl.com.my |
This is a great place to visit for the day. I've included pix inside so you get an idea of what to expect. This market is great place to get out of the heat for a while since its airconditioned. There are many stands with food options, small restaurants upstairs, lots of clothes stalls, souvenirs, toys, even a tropical fish store. |
Okey..okey..for this tip..I just took a shot from a far. Actually I've never been there but as I don't have a time to check it out..I asked some people in the hotels about the place and told us that the place is really nice as they renovated it and most of the tourists flock there to buy any kinds of things...Hmm..maybe next time, I'll go check it..
It was said that, 50 yrs. ago the site was occupied by a wet market. But today, the art-deco structure is a centre for the display and development of Malaysian culture, arts and crafts. There are many performances, demonstrations, and activities offered here, including batik painting, fortune telling, shadow puppet plays, glass blowing, dance classes, art classes, and many others. Leave a Comment Phone: 2-274-6063Other Contact: 2-693-6664 |
Folks wishing to shop in comfort, this is the place to be. There are plenty of stalls selling stuff from ethnic clothings, arts and crafts, souvenirs, ethnic food, to furnitures etc all under one roof. There is even a food court within the light-blue coloured building.
Come during Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month, and there will be plenty of food stalls outside the Central Market, selling food items for Muslims to break fast after a whole day of fasting. It will be more noisy and crowded then, and there will be decorations put up in preparation of the festival of Hari Raya Puasa, the Islamic New Year. Leave a Comment Directions: Nearest MRT: Pasar Seni. 5 minutes from there. |
Every Saturday evening, there will be a performance just outside Central Market near the riverbank. Traditional dance and musical play from Malay, India and Chinese community. It is an open air area so if it is raining, they will perform inside. Look for the monthly activities at the information counter. Leave a Comment Address: Central Market |
Central Market A visit to Kuala Lumpur is incomplete if you have not visited the Central Market. All kinds of shops and stalls here selling almost anything to name a few, brass, pewter items, local souvenirs, handicrafts work, intricate silver, pottery, ratan items, batik, paintings and watch artist at work, local food - dodol, keropok (all kinds made of cracker .. prawn.. fish..) Leave a Comment |
I grew up coming to this place when I was a child!!!
We would come here to do our marketing. It was once a upon a time the city's Wet Market - real huge - with rows of designated things offering for sale. I remember clearly my granma would buy curry ingredients from a tall old Indian man; he had mounds of different coloured paste like thing, which he would pinch a bit of this and a bit of that to cook our curries. You just need to tell him what curry and for how many pax!!! and he does it all!!! Then my granma would go to another alley, and choose her fat chook and then Chinese lady would catching the life bird with its wings, and kill it!!!! bloody affair.
The market of course stink to me - it was wet, noisy but it was an experience for me to wonder around.
BUT TODAY it is no longer the wet market I knew.
This Art Deco styled building built in 1928
was converted during 1986 to a craft centre housing some 100-odd arts and crafts shops. You see some artist at work, lots of Malay traditional snacks for sale etc. There are some food outlets as well, a Chinese restaurant, some Malay and possibly a Thai food outlets upstairs.
Jalan Hang Kasturi Leave a Comment Directions: Jalan Hang Kasturi - near Chinatown, near Bangkok Bank etc |
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Fifty years ago this site was occupied by a wet market. Today, the art-deco structure of the Central Market is a centre for the display and development of Malaysian culture, arts and crafts. There are many performances, demonstrations, and activities offered here, including batik painting, fortune telling, shadow puppet plays, glass blowing, dance classes, art classes, and many others. Leave a Comment |
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