Joo Chiat Heritage Town
Sunday, 20th February 2011
The National Heritage Board (NHB) has named Joo Chiat as Singapore's first Heritage Town. According to Singapore's Information, Communication and the Arts Minister Lui Tuck Yew it is to develop heritage content to encourage and promote more active participation and co-ownership of our shared heritage. Joo Chiat was awarded our Heritage Town for 2011 because of the quantity and the diversity of heritage activities that they're proposing as well as the extent of community involvement from grassroots organisations to associations such as the Peranakan Association and the Eurasian Association.
Flickr Photo Credit: chooyutshing
Joo Chiat is a residential conservation area in the eastern part of Singapore, and is located between Geylang Serai and Marine Parade Road. Joo Chiat Road is the main road in the area with rows of shophouses for residential and commercial purposes.