About this Place Of Interest

Petaling Street is a stretch of Chinatown located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Haggling over prices of goods is a common practice here and the place is usually crowded with locals as well as tourists. The street has dozens of restaurants and food stalls, serving local favourites, such as Hokkien mee, barbecued fish, asam laksa and curry noodles. Traders here are mainly Chinese but there is also a sprinkling of traders from other races, like Malays and Indians.

About this Learning Experience

This Learning Experience explores how the different cultures in a place may affect the life of certain ethnic groups. It is suitable for Secondary 2 students and above.

Syllabus Content

• Ethnicity and culture

Resources Needed

Notation devices