Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown
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Petaling Street, the heart of Chinatown, mixes market stalls, Chinese and Hindu temples, dim sum shops and decorated lanes. Nearby, Central Market, an Art Deco hall, gathers Malaysian crafts.
It was here, near the river confluence, that Chinese tin miners founded the city in the 19th century. Sri Mahamariamman Temple, founded in 1873, is Kuala Lumpur’s oldest Hindu temple. Kwai Chai Hong lane was restored in 2019 with murals recalling life in the old days.
