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Chinatown: Explore the smells of Chinatown food market
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    • Umea6
  • By Umea6 on November 11, 2003
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    • Food market - Kuala Lumpur
    Food market
    by Umea6
    When strolling around Chinatown on Jalan Petaling you have to check the chinese food market. You can't see it from the street, but follow the slightly unpleasent smell and you fill find almost a hidden passageway to it. Explore the vegetables, dairy products, meats, fishes and so much more ....

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    Chinatown: Petaling Street = Chinatown
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    • longsanborn
  • By longsanborn on January 17, 2007
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    • Middle of Petaling Street (Chinatown) - Kuala Lumpur
    Middle of Petaling Street
    (Chinatown)
    by longsanborn, 1 more photos
    Petaling Street is the center of Kuala Lumpur's original Chinatown. It's the place that never sleeps. All visitors to Kuala Lumpur must not miss a walk through Petaling Street. It is a bustling market that serves as a bargain hunter's paradise and also one of the premier shopping areas in the city with its distinctly oriental atmosphere. Recently, the city council has installed water-proof opaque fibre-glass roofings over the chinatown. This way, visitors can shop in comfort, shaded from the bright sunshine and rain.

    If you're looking for cheap clothes, fabrics, souvenirs, electronic items, watches, DVDs, CDs and more, then Petaling Street is the place for you. For the best atmosphere, you must go at night and also enjoy the excellent chinese restaurants around the area.

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    Chinatown: The upgraded Chinatown
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    • Audrey118
  • By Audrey118 on August 17, 2003
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    • Chinatown - Kuala Lumpur
    Chinatown
    by Audrey118
    OK - lots of people have asked for a photo of this....and here it is....the partly upgraded Chinatown....some addition is seen over the extra roofing over the pedestrian mall....it used to be a car street but now cars are not allowed to enter. You can walk in it - rain or shine now....

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    Chinatown: Chinatown-Shopping?
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  • By yen_2 on July 26, 2003
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    • Streets along Chinatown - Kuala Lumpur
    Streets along Chinatown
    by yen_2
    Okey..okey..We just passed out this must visit place..I come from Bangkok so, I guess, there's no need for me to go there..But I noticed that the government are renovating the Chinatown? And the people are waiting for the new Renovated Chinatown! Hmmm..it might be very nice..But for those who fancy haggling around the place, some told me it's best to go there by night? I don't know...The photo well show you they really are renovating!

    Must see sights are those little shops and street vendors of Petaling Street and the oddly-sited Mahamariamman Hingu Temple just around the area and the Kwong Siew Chinese Temple.

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  • Address: Petaling Street, KL
  • Phone: 2-274-6063
  • Other Contact: 2-693-6664
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    Chinatown: Chinatown - Jalan Petaling
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    • Umea6
  • Updated By Umea6 on December 22, 2003
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    • Rambutan stall - Kuala Lumpur
    Rambutan stall
    by Umea6
    This is my favourite part of KL. I just love to watch the way life goes on in Chinatown. KL's Chinatown is located at Jalan Petaling.

    Malaysia has the largest number of Chinese in SE Asia, about 27% of the population in Peninsular Malaysia and are found in all major cities. The main dialect spoken amongst the Chinese in KL is Cantonese.

    This is the place where food is a key feature. Business starts before daybreak at the wet market. At night, the whole place is transformed into a canvas-canopied night market, also called pasar malam. For the night people, this place has a large offering of goods (as well as food) even when it is dark.

    There are many stalls selling fresh fruit. On the picture is a pile of rambutan, a really watery & sweet fruit.

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    Chinatown: Street market
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    • davidmc
  • By davidmc on May 19, 2004
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    • Happy Shopping - Kuala Lumpur
    Happy Shopping
    by davidmc
    The new China town Street Market is a comfortable place to shop. There are all the usual stalls selling everything you never knew you wanted, and some very high quality forgeries as well.
    The new roof which looks like waves on a sea, keeps you reasonably cool and the stall holders are quite happy to let you look without much pressure, but when you do decide on something you want don't forget to haggle.
    Time needed there: one or two hours.

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    Chinatown: Night Markets in Chinatown
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    • Mez77
  • Updated By Mez77 on August 29, 2003
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    • Food in Chinatown - Kuala Lumpur
    Food in Chinatown
    by Mez77
    If you are looking for a bargain, and a 'genuine imitation' watch, handbag, shirt etc etc, then this is the place to go. All I can say is haggle, haggle, Haggle. It is a lot of fun, and you can come away with some good stuff. The vendors were very friendly and good for a chat. There are plenty of places to grab a bight to eat.

    Sadly, there are also plenty of beggers.

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    Chinatown: Chinatown
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  • Updated By marimar_72 on June 25, 2004
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    • China Town by night - Kuala Lumpur
    China Town by night
    by marimar_72
    KL's Chinatown is a crowded colourful melange of signs, shops, activity and noise!!The central section, Jalan Petaling, is a frantically busy market that is closed to traffic. It is most spectacular at night, when the combination of street stalls, food, haggling and bright lights makes impressions on all five senses.
    best visited by night,it`s too hot to visit by day!

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  • Address: Chinatown is about 300m SE of Merdeka Square
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    Chinatown: China Town
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  • By cheekymarieh on January 1, 2003
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    • Wandering along Petaling Street gives you a good insight into this area of the city. The street is colourful and covered with market stalls and shops with Chinese writing. Many of the market stalls sell fake goods of famous designers. Some of them are excellent copies at a reasonable price. You can also see exotic foods, drinks and spices on sale. Part of the street is closed to cars but care is still needed because scooters still seem to be driven along this stretch. The area seems to be much more atmospheric than Chinatown in Singapore.

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  • Address: Petaling Street
  • Directions: Close to Puduraya Coach Station
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    Chinatown: Petaling Street
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    • pres_16
  • Updated By pres_16 on February 21, 2007
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    • Chinatown - Kuala Lumpur
    by pres_16, 1 more photos
    Within KL’s Chinatown lies the Petaling Street, a street of restaurants and hawker stalls. If you go shopping here haggle at your best or you may just take a leisurely stroll and you’ll see everything from clothes to bags, drinks, flowers and many other things. A perfect place for bargain hunters.

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