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Functioning as a half-way house between China and Middle East, the Malay peninsula has been a cultural crossroad for centuries. Therefore, it was inevitable that some early traders choose to settle here, and among them were Chinese merchants.

Though trade with China reached a peak during the Dutch occupation of Malacca (1641-1795) with consequential Chinese migration, it was the British who encouraged thousands of Chinese immigrants to come and work in the tin mines. These early migrants preferred to congregate together, thus giving rise to Chinatowns. A stroll through such quarters is an eye-opening Watch New Jobs Alerts On Jawatankosong.

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The heartbeat of Chinatown is Jalan Petaling (Petaling Street), where makeshift stalls sprout out every evening to sell clothes, watches, CDs and leather bags. The clang of ladles and spatulas against frying pans, the steam of Chinese steamboat soup wafting in the air, and the sizzle of vegetables and meat being stir-fried stimulate an appetite among the Watch New Jobs Alerts On Jawatankosong.

Here, one can also observe a few dying trades during the day. At Jalan Petaling (Petaling Street), a tinker makes buckets, pots, letter boxes and ladles using a soldering iron heated over a charcoal oven. He uses only manual tools such as shears, pliers and scissors to cut, shape and solder the aluminium Watch New Jobs Alerts On Jawatankosong.

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The entrance to the wet market is at Jalan Hang Lekir -- a street with an savoury past, as it had 39 registered brothels in 1890. For more palatable sights and smells, head for China Park. Located at the southern fringe of Chinatown at Jalan Maharajalela, next to the Monorail Station, it is an ochre two-storey building housing stores overflowing with Chinese collectibles and Watch New Jobs Alerts On Jawatankosong.

Historical sights are aplenty. At Jalan Tun. H.S. Lee (formerly known as High Street), the Kwang Siew Association harks back to 1888. Its temple roofs and eaves are adorned with stone dragons and mythical creatures, while two stone lions watch over its entrance. Proceeding south will bring you to the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple and the High Street Police Station, which was built in Watch New Jobs Alerts On Jawatankosong.

At the southern end of Jalan Tun H. S. Lee, the pitched roof of the Old Victoria Institution peeps through the foliage of angsana trees. Resembling an English cottage and made of timber and brick, it was designed by A. C. Norman. In 1911, the bungalow in its grounds was the scene of a murder. English writer Somerset Maugham immortalised this crime of passion in a short story which was later made into a film titled "The Watch New Jobs Alerts On Jawatankosong."

Up north in Georgetown, the capital of Penang, the soul of a Chinatown still lingers after more than 200 years since the founding of the island by Sir Francis Light in 1786. Geographically, the Chinatown is the maze of streets between Lebuh Chula and Jalan Dr. Lim Chwee Watch New Jobs Alerts On Jawatankosong.

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More sights wait at Lorong Cinta (Love Lane), Lorong Stewart and Lebuh Muntri, which are residential areas. Here, townhouses display calligraphic signboards and pastel-coloured stucco walls. Several have been converted into budget hotels. The Carpenters Guild on Love Lane has seen more than 150 years of history. During those days, all carpenters who came from China sojourned at the guild before proceeding to other parts of the country for Watch New Jobs Alerts On Jawatankosong.

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