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TABLE OF CONTENT
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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INTRODUCTION
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3D MAP OF STREET
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HISTORY
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PEOPLE AND ACTIVITIES
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THE CULTURE
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ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
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ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
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"$,/08-&%(&.&/5 We  would  like  to  thank  Puan  Shahrianne  Mohd  Shah  for  her  pa
ence and  guidance  throughout  the  course  of  this  project.  She  has  guide  us  to  have  always  have  an  aim  in  the  project  adn  to  be  able  to  achieve  it. Her  emphasis  on  being  persistent  and  me culous  in  our  photography during  our  site  visits.  We  would  also  like  to  show  gra tude  towards   Jalan  Sultan  as  a  street  itself  which  has  been  cul vated  through  history  of  its  Chinese  heritage  and  tradi ons  that  live  on  the  street  today  for  many  of  us  to  experience  and  appreciate.
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*OUSPEVDUJPO The  capital  of  Malaysia,  Kuala  Lumpur  is  known  as  a  modern  skyline  that  is Â ďŹ lled  with  tall  build-Ââ€? ings  and  skyscrapers.  In  between  the  city  lies  a  small  street  that  is  a  linked  and  is  a  part  of  Petal-Ââ€? ing  Street  Chinatown.  All  along  Jalan  Sultan  are  pre-Ââ€?war  buildings  and Â ďŹ lled  with  narrow  back  lanes.  It  contains  the  the  history  Kuala  Lumpur  and  of  its  country,  Malaysia.It  is  a  street Â ďŹ lled  with  heritage,  beau ful  architecture,  and  future  genera ons  of  the  Chinese  Community  History.  These  buildings  are  a  very  rare  sight  in  the  met-Ââ€? ropolitan  city  of  Kuala  Lumpur.A  few  of  the  bui-Ââ€? dlings  are  le  abandoned  but  recently  eorts  were  taken  n  preserving  the  heritage  of  Jalan  Sultan  by  protec ng  any  buildings  from  being  demolished  or  vandalised  This  street  is  no  longer  a  street  for  the  locals  alone  but  has  become  a  tourist  a rac on  site.
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HISTORY The history of Jalan Sultan goes way back during the colonial era where most buildings were a hybrid mixture of the Western and Malays style. Most of the government building were heavily influenced by them and even some of the houses. Un l now we s ll can see some of these treasures being le behind. Although we’ve seen many heritage buildings being preserved, many s ll being ignored probably of the cost of preserving and the signific-‐ nce of the building. In Jalan Sultan, the heritage buidlings were renovated several mes and few of them appear to be a li le differ-‐ In ent from the original design. That is not the only thing what made Jalan Sultan special, the appearance of the Chinese community in that par cular area made part of the Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur. The Chinese had been doing businesses since the olden days. Nevertheless, they are Malays and Indians that went to that street to walk around and buy things. Some mes we can see foreigners enjoying pints of beer at the restaurants. We can find the entrance to Petaling Street on Jalan Sultan, a street where it is famous for selling counterfeit goods therefore making Jalan Sultan part of the human circula on.
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This street has a long history with the chinese community. Hence explained why there are so many chinese lanterns hanging throughout the street.Situated next to Petaling Street (also part of the China town), it is mostly dominated with Chinese traders.Un l today we s ll can see many businesses here run by the Chinese community. Eventhough the street is populated mainly by Chinese, it does not mean that the street is only exclusively for them. There are some Malays and Indians buying things in that street. They were being welcomed to visit or take a walk.
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Post modern grill with simple decora ve ornamenta on. There are many various designs and all are mass produced. Moreover, the produc on of these simple geometrical pa erns on grills brings up new style of design but sadly slowly destroying and re-‐ sadly placing the original cra ing and iden ty of the Chinese communi-‐ ty in the street. Addi onally it is found mostly being installed at the entrance for protec on from robbers.
This row of pre war buildings had been renovated and were put to good use as guest houses and saundry shops. You can see a lot of foreign tourists along this road, buying souvenirs or just walking around window shop-‐ ping. Despite being renovated, some of the old architrectural styles (mostly colonial influenced) were being maintained. As we can see the ground floor is recessed few metres to provide shades for pe-‐ destrians walking through the streets.
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In the past, this street was known to be a trading area. People doing busi-‐ ness to collect profit. Doing an honest job. We can imagine during the olden days people travel with bicycles, people pulling carts and very few motor vehicles on the street which made it safe. Now, the street s ll has made businesses selling mostly chinese food and t-‐bits. Many stalls beside the road from daylight un l latenight. You can see a lot of foreign tourists along this road, relaxing and enjoying their Chinese cuisine, drowned with pints of beers. bee
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PEOPLE AND ACTIVITIES The tradi onal Chinese way of life, in theory, advocates the harmony and order among the individual, the family and
society. People come together in the streets carrying out their ac vi es to sustain their daily lives through business and trading. Most of the people and ac vi es are carried out more towards a Chinese culture. Jalan Sultan is a street of hawker food stalls and restaurants serving mainly Chinese cuisines. The restaurants in Jalan Sultan has been opera ng for genera ons. However, there are some retail stores throughout the street selling different products.People always love visi ng Chinatown, and perhaps that is the reason why Jalan Sultan is kept busy during day and night. Locals of dif-‐ ferent cultures and tourists enjoy the numerous array of things available in the street. Besides that, it has a racted many tourist to wonder down the streets and also bring people of different races together to feast and spend their free me together.
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Air tebu is referred to as gam jia zui which means sugar
cane water in Chinese Hokkien dialect. This is one of the ac vi es along the streets. Based on history, sugarcane itself is a symbol of harmony and a token which can bring good and ‘sweet’ results. It is a process of extrac ng juice from pressed sugarcane. It is a drink that people along the street search for on a hot sunny day as the drink is very thirst quenching.
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Bak kwa is thought to have derived from a meat
preserva on and prepara on technique used in ancient China. It is also considered a Hokkien deli-‐ cacy, as it originated from the Fujian province in China, where poverty meant that the consump on of meat was a luxury usually reserved for Chinese New Year. 23 © RENEELIM2015
Along the street, one will come across the homeless and also drug addicts. Buildings that were le
aban-‐ doned became vacant lots where drug addicts get their daily fix and slept there.Once a fire broke out in one of the buildings that was caused by the drug addicts. In the day, they will be loitering along the streets, looking for food or some mes begging for money. 24 © RENEELIM2015
Trading is a major ac vity. selling fresh
fruits is rarely found on the streets because most of the people along the streets are more a racted to local Chinese food which are usually noodles, lok lok, and other meat cuisines that are sold on the hawker stalls
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s the ac vi es that happens along the narrow lanes between the shop lots. The poeple make full use by se ng up food stalls that are very happening and crowded during the night. Most of the hawkers are from the Chinese community.
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This is an old Chinese man that starts his day by the streets selling Chinese newspapers without a booth but only an umbrella, a table and two stools. When there isn’t any business, he will pass his free me by reading the newspapers. This is how he lives his everyday live as a means of income and to keep him alert. 27
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Evening tea me has been a habit for the local by
the hawker stalls.As shown in the picutre, tea me is a method of making closer es between other races. Chinese herbal tea is well known along the street of Jalan Sultan.
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Vandalising became an ac vity on vacant build-‐
ings which is why graffity can be seen on the veins of Jalan Sultan. People are leaving symbols as a way to communicate with the public however this might ruin its heritage of the Chinese culture.
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THE CULTURE
Jalan Sultan in located next to the famous Petaling Street of Kuala Lumpur, it is like the Bukit Bin-‐
tang of the older part of Kuala Lumpur. A place where endless hustling and bustling day and night. The occupants of the street are mostly Chinese, mostly Cantonese and Hokkien. The street is famous for food and goods by the hawker of the street. The value for its community can be seen as the roads are decorated with the well-‐known Chinese tang long. Besides that, plenty of hawkers stall selling Chinese tradi onal food within the stretch of Jalan Sultan. Business has been the daily ac vi es for Chinese descendants’ traders’ since long me ago. Hawkers stall food and selling goods has been the
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Typical saundry shop has been a
culture in Malaysia. This type of saundry shop can be found easily through out the streets of Kuala Lumpur. This differs from the others as it does not have a proper shop nor stall.
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Jalan Sultan, a tourist prone area as it has various tradional Chinese cuisine around the street. Most foreigners seems to be a racted with the types of cuisine.
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ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
The Architecture Style can be seen through different types of old and heritage building along the Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur that influenced by the old colonial influences, Asian tradi ons, China inspira ons, modern and postmodern mix. Jalan Sultan are one of the famous road beside the China town. Along Jalan Sultan road, some of the building are remain as original Building, but some building are reconstructed with a modern style and was build higher than other heritage buildings There are many buildings built by the Bri sh at the turn of the 20th century that spots Victorian and Tudor influence in their designs. In Jalan Sultan, The building somehow are modi-‐ fied to acclima ze with the tropical environment of Malaysia, which is hot and humid. The shop-‐ hop hoses drew inspira on from Straits Chinese and European tradi ons. Some of these shop-‐houses have made way for new developments but there are s ll many standing today in Jalan Sultan.
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Contrast can be found through Architecture elements, culture, and also ac vi es along the Jalan
Sultan. One of the building blocks in Jalan Sultan are contrast in colors between the building that are reconstruct and also the old building. Some of the building are high rise and some are 3 -‐4 storeys. The contrast between those building might look the same but there are differences in materiality and colors that can change the percep on and give a different effects. A heritage building have more architectural elements and details compared to pre modern building. These two contrast architecture style play an important part in apprecia ng the historical background of the place and building. Jalan Sultan is one the a rac on place for tourist because they have a lot of food stall, this is contrast between a local people and tourist. There are a lot of Chinese food stall that serve a lot of different types of food and also a Modern coffee shop. highlight of the street since long me ago.
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