Chinatown

Collections
1132949
Title
Chinatown
Year/Period
1945-1946
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: L:8.2 x W:6 cm
Accession No.
2001-00097
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Harold Gresly-Grey

Sir Stamford Raffles’ plans for the layout of Singapore included the creation of ethnic enclaves, where each ethnicity would live in a designated area. The Chinese were assigned to the south-west of the Singapore River, also known as Chinatown.