Chinatown, Kuala Terengganu

Chinatown, Kuala Terengganu
The paifang gate of Kampung Cina on the southern end of Jalan Bandar
Traditional Chinese唐人坡
Hokkien POJTn̂g-lâng Pho
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTángrén Pō
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTòhngyàhn Pо̄
JyutpingTong4jan4 Po1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTn̂g-lâng Pho
Malay name
MalayKampung Cina
کامڤوڠ چينا

Kampung Cina (Jawi: کامڤوڠ چينا‎; Chinese: 唐人坡; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tn̂g-lâng-pho), is a Chinatown located in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. Kampung Cina is located along Jalan Bandar (formerly known as Jalan Kampung Cina), in Kuala Terengganu city centre at the river mouth of Terengganu River that empties into the South China Sea. Kampung Cina literally means Chinese Village; it is also called Tn̂g-lâng-pho (唐人坡) or KT's Chinatown by local people. It is one of Southeast Asia's early Chinese settlements and contains stately ancestral homes, temples, townhouses, and business establishments. The town is small but has colourful shophouses along both sides of the road that carries traditional flavour.

Kuala Terengganu's Chinatown was first established by the Chinese community in the late 19th century. It was once a hub for commercial activities that helped shape Kuala Terengganu into what it is today. The Chinese built the traditionally designed shop houses according to their place of origin in China.


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