KL Chinatown is actually located within and around the area of Jalan Sultan, (postcode) 50000 Kuala Lumpur. It is also known as Petaling Street.
If you walk around, there are just so many things you can find there…. all from delicious food, gifts, flower, craft and Chinese wedding suppliers. During festivals like Chinese New Year, Mooncake Festival, Halloween and Christmas, the craft suppliers also sell various festive decorations.
You can explore the shops along the roadside stalls. At quieter areas beyond the stalls, is where various craft, gift, wedding and costume jewelry suppliers are located. Be prepared though, that in some places, the salesperson may follow you around, and in some shops, they would only sell items in bulk as they are doing wholesale.
I have created 3 Shorts video on snapshots around Chinatown to give you a better idea……and I cannot resist using the evergreen Hong Kong song in Cantonese called – Strangers When We Meet (相逢何必曾相識), a duet between Rita Carpio & Ram Chiang (韋綺珊 & 蔣志光 ) :
Part 1 (beginning of the song):
Some places featured on stores selling wholesale items of gifts, toys, Chinese wedding items and flowers.
Part 2 (song chorus):
Some places featured….towards the back and quieter areas of Jalan Sultan where within these shophouses if you go and explore you can find various suppliers and wholesale shops. For example a shop selling antique looking wall plates, keychains and gifts.
Part 3 (song ending):
The clips include areas around Chinatown, with glimpse of the quieter area located at the back where you can find various craft, hair accessories, toys and costume jewerly suppliers. Many vendors would source their supplies from here to be sold in their small business.
However, I must also say that times have changed….. as nowadays, items can be easily bought at lower price online in B2B ecommerce platforms. But some would still prefer to view the physical products before buying, or not buying for a large scale for example buying items as corporate gifts or decorations for office during festivals…. they would be able to view and get the items immediately.
Translation credit:
There are a few versions of the English translation of this song available online. But the best one is from this website, the source where I got the English translation of this song: https://inmymelody.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/strangers-when-we-meet-rita-carpio-ram-chiang/
