Chinatown Singapore

Niu Che Shui, named after the bullock carts that used to supply fresh water to its residents at the early days for Chinese migrants community. There is a few popular attractions at Chinatown Singapore that is must go for traveller: Chinatown Heritage Centre, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, Chinatown Market Street, Telok Ayer Street, Kreta Ayer Street, Ang Siang Hill Street, Pagoda Street.

Chinatown Heritage Center

Every face has a story to tell and every story seeks to be heard. Take a step into the past, look beyond these pictures and experience the everyday struggles that the early settlers faces to make ends meet. Chinatown Singapore, the settlers destination for early China migrant who had travel across southern of Pacific  Ocean into Singapore to make a living.

Located within three beautiful restored shophouses along Pagoda Street, the Chinatown Heritage Center houses a wealth of memories and untold stories from the past. Discover the secret and chronicles of the migrants who made the perilous journey from their homeland China to Singapore.

What compelling reasons drove migrants to find brighter and better living overseas? Understand the tough conditions that early settlers has to endure to make it safely onto the shores of Singapore.

Walk through the corridors of tough times, starting with their arrival to the shores of Singapore, their living in Chinatown Singapore, to their struggles to make ends meet. Within the dark, dim settings of the gallery, see the hardships they faced and the tough lives they had to lead.

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum Chinatown Singapore

The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum is a Buddhist temple and museum complex located in the Chinatown Singapore. The temple is based on the Tang dynasty architectural style and built to house the Buddha Tooth Relic of the historical Buddha. Costing S$62 million and 2 years of contruction, a soft launch was held on 2007 Vesak Day celebration. It is claimed that the Buddha Tooth Relic was  found in 1980 in a collapsed stupa in Myanmar.

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum has become a popular attraction within Chinatown Singapore. Everyday many tour buses bring in overseas tourists to Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum. It is a must visit Singapore attractions in Chinatown Singapore. Simple vegetarian fare is served in the basement of the temple, and donations are accepted.

The third floor houses Buddhist Culture Museum. It has collection of original Buddha Artifacts from different parts of the world.  The Buddha images range from ancient China, India, Myanmar, Thailand and a lot more. The Museum is definitely worth the time to explore Buddha culture and spirit, and its road to karma.

The Fourth Floor, so called Sacred Light Hall is where the Buddha Tooth Relic was placed. You have to leave your footwear outside the shoe rack before entering the hall. One can see the Inside Chamber containing the Relic Stupa that is said holding 400kg of Gold donated by devotees when Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum was built. The surrounding wall was all the image of Buddha and God. Left and right corner are the meditation corner where one can sit and meditate without disturbance.