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Jalan Petaling (Petaling Street) is the main artery of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown. The local would call it Shu Chong Kai or Cantonese for Tapioca Factory Street. Where [Yap Ah Loy] used to have a tapioca mill built here. Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, which is characterized by crowds, chaos and noise, so typical to Chinatowns of South-East Asia. At Chinatown you will find a number of old Chinese shophouses and a few temples. Chinatown has a bustling market serving as a bargain hunter's paradise and one of the premier shopping areas in the city with its distinctly oriental atmosphere. If you're looking for cheap clothes, fabrics, souvenirs, electronic items, watches, DVDs, CDs and more.

Chinatown is located near Petaling, J; near Hang Lekir, J; near Sultan, J; 0.1 kilometre away from Cheng Lock, J; 0.1 kilometre away from Tun Hs Lee, J; Chinatown is geographically located at latitude (3.1444 degrees) 3° 8' 39" North of the Equator and longitude (101.6978 degrees) 101° 41' 52" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Kuala Lumpur.

The locations related to Chinatown are represented by the an airplane flight paths route between two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Chinatown is located 0.1 kilometre from Swiss Inn. Chinatown is located 0.1 kilometre from Petaling Street Bazaar. Chinatown is located 0.1 kilometre from Furama Hotel. Chinatown is located 0.2 kilometre from Kotaraya. Chinatown is located 0.2 kilometre from Nando's.

Petaling Street Bazaar 0.1km, Kotaraya 0.2km, Ocean Petaling St 0.2km, Central Market 0.2km, Sinar Kota 0.3km, KL General Post Office 0.4km, Shophouses along Jalan Tun HS Lee 0.5km, Plaza Rakyat 0.5km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Chinatown.

Shophouses along Jalan Hang Kasturi 0.2km, Market Square 0.4km, National Historical Muzium 0.6km, Islamic Arts Museum 0.9km, Butterfly Park 1km, Bird Park 1.1km, Police Museum 1.1km, Tun Abd Razak Memorial 1.2km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Chinatown.

Nando's 0.2km, Restoran Sin Seng Nam 0.4km, Hornbill Restaurant 1km, Coliseum Cafe 1.1km, Hard-rock Cafe 1.5km, Nouvo 1.6km, Planet Hollywood 1.6km, Grand Modesto's 1.7km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Chinatown.

SMK Confucian 0.2km, Methodist Boys' School Kuala Lumpur 0.3km, SJK (c) Jalan Davidson 0.6km, Olympia College KL Campus 0.7km, SJI KL 0.7km, Smk Victoria Inst 0.8km, SJK St John 0.8km, SMK St John 0.8km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Chinatown.

Dataran Merdeka 0.6km, Small City Park 0.8km, KL Lake Gardens 1.2km, Padang Merbuk 1.3km, Christian Cemetery Jalan Loke Yew 1.4km, Park Tasik Perdana 1.4km, YMCA Field, Brickfields 1.4km, ASEAN Sculpture Garden 1.5km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Chinatown.