PETALING STREET
and its NIGHT MARKET
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PETALING STREET
and its NIGHT MARKET
(Jalan Petaling in Malay, Chi-Cheong-Kai in Cantonese),
... the original Chinatown. A town that never sleep...
Petaling Street is part of KL Chinatown. The whole street turns into the famous
NIGHT MARKET in the evening and infamous for pirated products. The street is
crowded at night with locals as well as adventures tourists. The area has dozens
of restaurants and food stalls, serving local favorites. Sellers in night market
are mainly Chinese but now a day there are also more and more Indian, Malay, and
Bangladeshi traders.
...Petaling Street maintains much of its traditional atmosphere of sight and
sound when vendors spread their wares out on the street at night... Petaling
Street (Old Chinatown) remains a popular destination for locals and tourists
alike. With its eclectic mix of people and hawkers,...
...here it is possible to purchase anything from cheap clothes, fabrics,
souvenirs, electronic items, watches, CDs and more? Petaling Street is the place
!
... enjoying the night market by just wandering about in an atmosphere of
sights, sounds, energy and ......smell
Food is aplenty here with many delicious choices to choose from. Some of the
restaurants here have been operating for generations!
At night, the whole street is lined with stalls and the bargain-hunting fun
begins!
Here there are many Chinese Kopitiams (coffee shops), which have been in
business for generations.
Green Street Cover
In 2004 , the street's fancy green cover overhead completed. This makes a
world of difference on rainy days.
This green street cover was such a success that a second one is up on Jalan
Masjid India in Little India.
Morning in Petaling Street
Petaling Street is a street mall of the locals to get goods at bargain
prices and certainly an eye-opening experience for tourists.
The many shops along the street sales a variety of goods such as handbags, shoes
and leather goods. A few pet stores can also be found in the area.
Around China Town you will find Chinese medicine shops filled with exotic items
such as ginseng roots, snake bile and various seeds and herbs.
In these Chinese herbal medicine stores you will find hundreds of herbs and
roots that are all meant to remedy any ailment or promote general good health.
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