Historic sites

Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam, Singapore

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Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam, Singapore
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Singapore's historic ethnic quarters. In Chinatown, see the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and the Sri Mariamman Hindu temple. Little India has colourful shophouses, spice shops and the Tekka Centre. Kampong Glam, the Malay-Arab quarter, has the golden-domed Sultan Mosque and the trendy Haji Lane.


All are easy to reach by MRT. Dress modestly in places of worship.

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