A race to keep our heritage alive, but at what cost?
Chinatown (牛车水) – directly translates to ‘bullock water-cart”. One of Singapore’s most iconic tourist destinations located in the heart of the lion city boasting of a rich Chinese culture and pop-up stores selling traditional merchandise, it is hardly similar to the Chinatown just 50 years ago. As its name translates, Chinatown used to be a district which saw a bull-driven water cart which carried water from a well in Ann Siang Hill daily for sale to residents when steady water