Shoplots at Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Petaling Street or Jalan Petaling in Malay, is a Chinatown located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysian Chinese call it Chi-Cheong-Kai in Cantonese. It is infamous for pirated clothes and accessories along with bootleg DVDs and CDs. Petaling Street however does not exclusively offer pirated products. Haggling is a common sight here and the place is usually crowded with locals as well as tourists. The area has dozens of restaurants and food stalls, serving local favourites such as Hokkien mee, ikan bakar (barbecued fish), asam laksa and curry noodles. Traders here are mainly Chinese but there are also Indian, Malay, and Bangladeshi traders.

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Size: 5241px × 3493px
Location: Malaysia
Photo credit: © Bare Essence Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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