Kuala Lumpur China Town

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Dragons, swirling smoke, music and fire cracker explosions that jolt the senses,

a place where one can sit quietly in a Chinese Teahouse or drink some beer in a open air restaurant. The scene is not Beijing, its Petaling Street in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's China Town.

Chinese began trickling into Malaysia with the help of the British colonialists since the last tin boom roughly a century ago since someone has to work the tin mines.

Chinese are the economic power house of Malaysia they have the finger on the wealth of the country and even since several Malaysian governments try to move wealth towards native Malaysians nothing much happen, its simple, Chinese are very strong after good education, work hard and have their native sources of money, but often with interest rates of hundred or 200 percent per year.

The hearth of Kuala Lumpur Chinatown with its bustling markets is Petaling Street. It's Patpong Bangkok without the Go Go bars and even more difficult to walk after 8 pm.

The alleys between the stalls are so narrow and all the entrance and exits into the Kuala Lumpur's China Town Petaling Street totally locked up, anyone who see this can imagine what happen when a emergency situation comes up, maybe a fire or whatever, it will bring death to hundreds of  people, only the relevant authorities seem not the see this.

The side roads of Petaling Road are the preferable places to enjoy the

open air restaurant, watch the guys selling the fake Rolex, Luis Vuitone luggage and countless other textile, fake Nike and other brand show, just name it. Since all this are illegal goods police raids are frequent but the vendors are very organized.

Many of them carry walky talky and if some outposts at the entrance to Kuala Lumpur’s China Town’s Petaling Street give alarm within seconds everything is hidden and locked up, it’s a continuous cat and mouse game.

Maybe the best places to have a exotic dinner are the open air restaurants

on the side alleys of Kuala Lumpur’s China Town’s Petaling Street just in front of a food center. The food centers offer plenty of exotic dishes which can be ordered.
It seems somehow that all non group tourist come down to Kuala Lumpur’s China Town’s Petaling Street in the evening for a walk and something to eat or maybe just have some beers. If you are not out for beer and similar, there is a marvelous Chinese tea house at the end of Kuala Lumpur’s China Town’s Petaling Street, with polished and shining pots plus a strong Chinese atmosphere, you can really feel it.

Musicians play in front of the restaurants all the old good stuff from the Beatles, Neil Young, Bob Dylan just to name a few. Its very entertaining and a long evening in Kuala Lumpur’s China Town’s Petaling Street should be on the agenda of everyone who visit Kuala Lumpur.

To round up the good time and not wasting to much time the traveler can stay in the Malaya Hotel right in the center at the intersection between Kuala Lumpur’s China Town’s Petaling Street and a smaller street.