172) Statue of Chinese God of Fortune at Pagoda St
Statue of Chinese God of Fortune at Pagoda St.
173) Statue of Samsui Woman at Pagoda St
Statue of Samsui Woman at Pagoda St.
174) Lion for lion dance wishing you great wealth at Pagoda St
Lion for lion dance wishing you great wealth at Pagoda St.
175) Chinatown Heritage Centre at Pagoda St
Walk into Chinatown Heritage Centre to better understand Chinatown's Heritage.
Chinatown Heritage Centre at Pagoda St.
Walk to end of Pagoda St, at Pagoda St and South Bridge Rd, where the CHOCOELF mural is on the left and Sri Mariamman Temple is on the right. Both are well worth a visit.
176) The CHOCOELF mural
The CHOCOELF mural.
177) The Sri Mariamman Temple
The Sri Mariamman Temple.
178) Wedding Reception Hall of Sri Mariamman Temple
Wedding Reception Hall of Sri Mariamman Temple.
179) Outside facade of the Wedding Reception Hall of Sri Mariamman Temple
Outside facade of the Wedding Reception Hall of Sri Mariamman Temple.
Walk back into Pagoda St. Observe the heritage building at the intersection of Pagoda St and Trengganu St.
180) Heritage building at the intersection of Pagoda St and Trengganu St
Heritage building at the intersection of Pagoda St and Trengganu St.
Continue along Pagoda St and walk up the overhead bridge (Above Eu Tong Sen St) behind the Chinatown MRT entrance.
181) Overhead bridge from Pagoda St to People's Park Complex
Stairs to overhead bridge from Pagoda St to People's Park Complex.
There is a mini garden on the bridge.
Mini garden on overhead bridge from Pagoda St to People's Park Complex.
From the bridge, you can take some good photos of Lucky Chinatown, New Bridge Centre, People's Park, The Majestic, Yue Hua, Hotel 81 and heritage shophouses.
182) Lucky Chinatown and New Bridge Centre from overhead bridge
Lucky Chinatown and New Bridge Centre.
183) People's Park Complex off Eu Tong Sen St
People's Park Complex was completed in 1973. It houses shops selling various goods and offering various services, Chinese supermarkets, food outlets and the People's Park Food Centre by its side, offering not only good food but good shopping as it has shops selling various items above the food centre.
People's Park Complex off Eu Tong Sen St.
184) Heritage shophouses at New Bridge Rd
Heritage shophouses at New Bridge Rd.
In 1927, Eu Tong Sen, a tin mining and rubber magnate, built a Cantonese opera house for his wife and also bought the street on which the theatre sat, naming it Eu Tong Sen St.
185) The Majestic at Eu Tong Sen St
In 1927, Eu Tong Sen, a tin mining and rubber magnate, built a Cantonese opera house for his wife and also bought the street on which the theatre sat, naming it Eu Tong Sen St.
The building was designed by Swan and Maclaren, which also designed Raffles Hotel and Victoria Memorial Hall. The theatre was completed in 1928.
The theatre was a venue for Cantonese opera until 1938, when it was converted into a cinema. The theatre continued screening Chinese films until 1998 when it was closed.
Lucky Chinatown and New Bridge Centre
186) Yue Hua
The Yue Hua building is a historic building which was the former Nam Tin building that was built in 1927.
188) Chinese New Year Festive decorations along Eu Tong Sen Street
Chinese New Year Festive decorations along Eu Tong Sen Street.
189) Directions to People's Park Food Centre
Cross the overhead bridge and either take the lift or walk down the stairs on the right to the ground level.
Cross the bridge and either take the lift or walk down the stairs on the right to the ground level.
Take the exit facing Eu Tong Sen St and make a U-turn to walk to the Peoples Park Food Centre.
Take the exit facing Eu Tong Sen St and make a U-turn to walk to the Peoples Park Food Centre.
On the way, view the Giant Roast duck.
On the way, view the Giant Roast duck.
Go into the People's Park Food Centre on the ground floor and you can have some food and drinks or do some shopping on the above floors or at People's Park Complex.
Go into the People's Park Food Centre on the ground floor and you can have some food and drinks or do some shopping on the above floors or at People's Park Complex.
Walk back out to Eu Tong Sen St. Turn left on Eu Tong Sen St and walk towards the UOL Building.
190) The UOL Building
The UOL building is connected to the PARKROYAL COLLECTION. Find a suitable place to shoot the whole building.
The UOL Building.
From the overhead bridge from Havelock2 Mall to Hong Lim park, observe the FOREVER heritage structure.
191) FOREVER heritage structure
Built in 1892, the Old Thong Chai building is a national monument. It was one of the best known Chinese charity medical centres in Singapore. Traditional Chinese doctors or sinsehs used to dispense free treatment and medicine to patients of all races.
It was bought over by Forever Living Products International (FLP) from the Singapore government for SGD $7 million and an additional SGD $3 million spent on renovating and refurnishing it.
Operating Hours are stated at the main entrance to the building.
You can try to take the UOL along with the PARKROYAL COLLECTION.
193) PARKROYAL COLLECTION
PARKROYAL COLLECTION
Go down the overhead bridge on the Havelock2 Mall side and walk towards the FOREVER building and turn left at Merchant Rd and continue walking and then turn left again at New Market Rd to enter the National Monument that house the FOREVER LIVING PRODUCT.
194) Forever heritage structure main entrance at New Market Rd.
Traditional Chinese red latterns leading the way to the Forever heritage structure main entrance at New Market Rd.
Forever heritage structure main entrance at New Market Rd.
After exploring the monument, turn right at the entrance and walk to the stairs on your right to the overhead bridge to cross to Hotel Paradox. Go down the bridge and walk towards and turn left at Eu Tong Sen Street and continue walking until you see Tew Chew St and then turn left and find a suitable location to capture Paradox Hotel.
After that, walk to the end of the hotel to meet the Singapore River (now part of the Marina Reservoir) and Clarke Quay. Do enjoy the Singapore River and Clarke Quay!
Facing the Singapore River, turn right and walk towards Clarke Quay Central Mall. On the way, notice that you can make a trip down the Singapore River by taking a bumboat on both sides of Clarke Quay. In front of the Clarke Quay Central Mall are the fishes swimming in the water. Further down is the Love Arch.
196) Bumboats serving both sides of the Singapore River
On your side are bumboats run by Water B. The bumboats run by Iconic Bumboat serves the other side.
Click here to purchase Singapore River Cruise tickets without having to queue up.
Bumboats serving both sides of the Singapore River.
197) The Clarke Quay Central Mall
The Clarke Quay Central Mall.
198) Fishes swimming in the water at Clarke Quay Central
Fishes swimming in the water at Clarke Quay Central.
199) The Love Arch
If you like, you can customise your love lock and lock your love to the Love Arch.
The Love Arch.
Cross the Singapore River by using the Read Bridge that is beside Paradox Singapore.
200) Crossing the Singapore River by using the Read Bridge that is beside Paradox Singapore
Crossing the Singapore River by using the Read Bridge that is beside Paradox Singapore.
At the other end of the Read Bridge is The RIVERFRONT BLOCK A at Read St.
201) The RIVERFRONT BLOCK A at Read St
The RIVERFRONT BLOCK A at Read St.
Turn left and walk along Clarke Quay to THE WAREHOUSES BLOCK B at Tan Tye Place. Along the way enjoy the view of THE RIVERHOUSE and look across the Singapore River to enjoy the view of the Riverside Point.
202) THE RIVERHOUSE
THE RIVERHOUSE.
203) View of Riverside Point from across the Singapore River
View of Riverside Point from across the Singapore River.
204) THE WAREHOUSES BLOCK B at Tan Tye Place
THE WAREHOUSES BLOCK B are filled with murals by Artists Yip Yew Chong and tobyato.
THE WAREHOUSES BLOCK B at Tan Tye Place.
THE WAREHOUSES BLOCK B at Tan Tye Place.
Walk along Tan Tye Place to the beginning of THE WAREHOUSES, turn right into River Valley Rd and continue walking until you reach Slingshot Singapore on your right.
205) Slingshot Singapore
Slingshot Singapore has two great adventures for you:
Slingshot is where you are shot from the platform to almost 70 metres into the air at 160 km/hour.
GX-5 Extreme Swing is a swing that free falls from 40 metres at 120 km/hour.
Click here to purchase GX-5 Extreme Swing tickets.
Slingshot Singapore.
Across the River Valley Rd from Slingshot Singapore is a national monument, the Old Hill Street Police Station.
206) The Old Hill Street Police Station
Located at 140 Hill Street, the Old Hill Street Police Station is clearly visible from Clarke Quay by looking across the River Valley Rd.
Gazetted as a national monument, it was built in 1934 to house the Hill Street Police Station and Barracks.
It is now home to the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) plus the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY).
Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI).
With you facing Slingshot Singapore and your back facing the Singapore River, turn left and walk to the Clarke Quay Jetty.
207) CQ@ClarkeQuay
This side is where you can take bumboats run by Iconic Bumboat. Bumboats run by Water B serves the other side.
Click here to purchase Singapore River Cruise tickets without having to queue up.
CQ@ClarkeQuay.
208) View of Clarke Quay and the Singapore River
View of Clarke Quay and the Singapore River.
After enjoying Clarke Quay, take the Clarke Quay MRT at Clarke Quay Central or take the bumboat down to tour the Singapore River or other transportation to leave, or continue another tour such as the Marina Reservoir Tour that starts at Clarke Quay MRT Station at Clarke Quay Central Mall.
