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Peranakan Place
Peranakan Place (also known as Peranakan Place Complex), formerly known as Peranakan Corner, is a row of six two-storey Shophouse, shophouses facing Orchard Road, built around 1902 at the intersection of Emerald Hill, Singapore, Emerald Hill Road and Orchard Road in the planning area of Newton, Singapore, Newton in Singapore. It forms part of the Emerald Hill Conservation Area within the Orchard district in central Singapore. In 1895, it became the pilot restoration and development project conducted by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Urban Development Authority (URA). It is now used as a commercial building that contains a variety of developments. The shophouse is an iconic South-East Asian design that was popular in the 1960s and has experienced a revival due to the growing focus on historical preservation. The entrance is on Emerald Hill Road at the Orchard Road junction. History Origins of the land From 1836 to 1900s, the Emerald Hill, Singapore, Emerald Hill estate wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peranakan Place Complex
The Peranakans () are an ethnic group defined by their genealogical descent from the first waves of South China, Southern Chinese settlers to maritime Southeast Asia, known as Nanyang (region), Nanyang (), namely the British Raj, British Colonial ruled ports in the Malay Peninsula, the List of islands of Indonesia, Indonesian Archipelago as well as Singapore. Peranakan culture, especially in the dominant Peranakan centres of Malacca, Singapore, Penang and Medan, is characterized by its unique hybridization of ancient Chinese culture with the local cultures of the Nusantara (archipelago), Nusantara region, the result of a centuries-long history of transculturation and interracial marriage. Immigrants from the southern provinces of China arrived in significant numbers in the region between the 14th and 17th centuries, taking abode in the Malay Peninsula (where their descendants in Malacca, Singapore and Penang are referred to as Baba–Nyonya); the Indonesian Archipelago (where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
