Places Practices Tours & Trails

Guided Tour in Chinatown (Hokkien Heritage and Cultural Tour)

7 May • 10:30am • Chinatown

Understand the history of Singapore Hokkiens through a Chinatown guided tour.

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Guided Tour in Chinatown (Hokkien heritage and cultural tour)
Dates & Time: 
Sat, 7 May | 10.30am to 12pm
 
Venue: Chinatown
Fee: $10 per pax
 
Chinatown used to be an enclave for Chinese settlers in Singapore ever since the British colonized Singapore in 1819. Various “Chinese dialect groups” can be found settling across Chinatown, of which the Hokkiens were one of the main settlers in the region. Join our guided tour as we visit historical sites in Chinatown to understand the history of Singapore Hokkiens.




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