Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - More about Chinatown

I have been to Singapore's Chinatown but the atmosphere there is different than Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown. The Singapore version seems orderly, clean and somewhat man-made due to government planning and gentrification. However, the Kuala Lumpur version developed naturally over the years by the local Chinese community with little government intervention. Thus, Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown is a bit more Chinese and a 'lively chaos'. Well, this is my view and others may think differently.

The best time to go to Chinatown is during the evening when it is cooler but gets even more crowded as well as livelier. There are both street stalls and shops but the stalls tend be more popular with the shoppers - at least I think so. Remember when shopping here is to bargain hard, unless you plan to get ripped off! There is no harm in bargaining but later decide not to purchase. This is the way things are here and the most you would get is a frown from the merchant. 

Shopping in China Town

Street stalls

A fruit vendor