China Street

China Street

Introduction

China Street is approximately 400 meters long, with a road width barely wide enough for two cars to squeeze past each other. The buildings along the street are mostly two-story structures with high beams and covered walkways, all over a century old. The lintels facing the main street are embedded with characters such as “Tong Fa,” “Feng Shun,” and “Feng Jie”—names of shops left behind by ancestors, offering a glimpse into the bustling commercial scene of the past. Traditional Chinese customs are still preserved in Malacca’s Chinese community to this day, such as burning incense to honor ancestors during ordinary times, and during Chinese New Year, residents follow traditional practices by draping red cloth, wearing new clothes, paying New Year calls, hanging palace lanterns, posting spring couplets, and setting off firecrackers. Other customs include tomb sweeping during Qingming Festival, dragon boat races and eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival, and enjoying mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Wedding ceremonies are particularly traditional—the groom wears a long gown and mandarin jacket, with a sash slung diagonally across his shoulder and a melon-seed hat on his head, while the bride dons a phoenix coronet and bridal veil, arriving in a bridal sedan chair.   Transportation

Located on Jln Hang Jebat (Jonker Street).

 Malacca, Malaysia