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Petaling Street (Malay: Jalan Petaling, Simplified Chinese: 茨厂街, Traditional Chinese: 茨廠街, pinyin: Cíchǎng Jiē, Cantonese jyutping: ci 4 cong 2 gaai 1,Tamil: பெட்டாலிங் தெரு , Peṭṭāliṅ teru ) is a Chinatown located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [1] The whole vicinity is also known as Chinatown KL ...
The Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, (where 2 million ethnic Chinese comprise 30% of the population of Greater Kuala Lumpur [64]) while officially known as Petaling Street (Malay: Jalan Petaling), is referred to by Malaysian Chinese by its Cantonese name ci 4 cong 2 gaai 1 (茨廠街, pinyin: Cíchǎng Jiē), literally "tapioca factory ...
Kuala Lumpur grew from a small settlement to become Malaysia's biggest city in the 20th century. Kuala Lumpur was only 0.65 km 2 in 1895, but it expanded to 20 km 2 in 1903, and by the time it became a municipality in 1948 it had expanded to 93 km 2, and then after independence to 243 km 2 in 1974 as a Federal Territory. [20]
[3] [4] On the ground floor is a permanent exhibition called "Memories of Kuala Lumpur" which includes old photographs and maps on the history of Kuala Lumpur from its founding to independence. It also shares the space with temporary exhibitions.
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Kuala Lumpur is reputable for its vibrant shopping scene. Tourism is a big industry in Malaysia, raking in billions in tourist revenue annually, hence many malls have sprouted over the years. There are also a number of markets in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur's historic Chinatown that draw both locals and international tourists.
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Chinatowns in Asia are widespread with large concentrations of overseas Chinese in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and ethnic Chinese whose ancestors came from southern China — particularly the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan — and settled in countries such as Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand ...